antiquize

Etymology

From antique + -ize.

antiquize means To give the appearance of being an antique. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

verb

To give the appearance of being an antique.“But in his comedy (particularly that inimitable creation of Falstaffe), there is a constant flow of variety and invention;—and,—what is singular,—the language is more easy, and less tinged with the marks of antiquity, than that of his tragic dialogue. This is an exception from the common rule; for the indirect evanescent allusions, and idiomatic phraseology of comic writing are usually found to an”