paradigmatize means to set forth as a model or example. It carries an Arena rating of 1253, earned across 6 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, paradigmatize ranks #968 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #4,051 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #5,133 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #5,689 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words.
Why “paradigmatize” is a great word
To actively propose or establish something as the definitive model or archetypal example for others to follow. From Ancient Greek παραδειγματίζω (paradeigmatízō, 'to set as an example'), from παράδειγμα (parádeigma, 'pattern, model') + -ίζω (-ízō, verb-forming suffix); first attested in English c. 1646. Unlike 'exemplify,' which is to be a typical instance, or 'typify,' which is to represent a general type, to paradigmatize is the deliberate, formal act of elevation and prescription. It is the scholar framing a single experiment as the gold standard, the critic anointing a novel as the blueprint for a generation, or the architect’s design declared the very grammar of future construction—a quiet, authoritative assertion of order upon the chaotic continuum of possibility.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παραδειγματίζω (paradeigmatízō). By surface analysis, paradigmatic + -ize.
verb
- To set forth as a model or example.e.g.“c. 1644, Henry Hammond, a letter
those Boukes so paradigmatized by you”
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