conventionalize

con·ven·tion·al·ize  (kn-vnsh-n-lz)

tr.v. con·ven·tion·al·ized, con·ven·tion·al·iz·ing, con·ven·tion·al·iz·es

To make conventional.

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con·vention·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.

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conventionalize, conventionalise [kənˈvɛnʃənəˌlaɪz]

vb (tr)

1. to make conventional

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) to simplify or stylize (a design, decorative device, etc.)

conventionalization , conventionalisation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	conventionalize - make conventional or adapt to conventions; "conventionalized behavior" conventionalise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	conventionalize - represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head" stylise, stylize artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"