classicize

Etymology

From classic + -ize.

classicize means To make classic. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

verb

To make classic.“Another approach is exemplified by the performance group known as Mahligai […] which drew on traditional forms in an attempt to classicize them.”
To conform to the classic style.“Mies' style, for all of its obvious modernity, is essentially rather classicizing […]”