academize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə kad′ə mīz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•cad•e•mize  (ə kad′ə mīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -mized, -miz•ing. 
  1. to reduce (a subject) to a rigid set of rules, principles, precepts, etc.:futile attempts to academize the visual arts.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] a•cad′e•mise′. 
  • academ(y) + -ize 1865–70

'academize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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