aestheticise en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis-dʰh₁ Proto-Hellenic *awistʰomai Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek αἴσθησῐς (aísthēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós)bor. Latin aesthēticusder. German Ästhetikder. ▲ New Latin aesthēticusbor. French esthétiqueder. English aesthetic English -ise English aestheticise From aesthetic + -ise.
Meanings
- (UK) To make aesthetic; to show something at its best, most pleasing or most artistic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| æstheticise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| aestheticising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| aestheticised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| aestheticised | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| estheticize | alternative | lexicographic | |
| aestheticises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| aestheticize | alternative | lexicographic | |
| estheticise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| æstheticize | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
pt estetizar (to make aesthetic) · sv estetisera (to make aesthetic) · cmn 審美化 /审美化 (to make aesthetic)