kənˈvenchən ə lˌīz, -nchnəˌlīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s ; see -ize )
transitive verb
1. : to make conventional : cause to conform to conventional rules, patterns, attitudes
conventionalized behavior
2. in art and design
a. : to treat in a conventional or nonnaturalistic manner
flowers are conventionalized to serve as a motif
b. : to establish as a readily interpreted mode of representation
an alphabet developing out of conventionalized pictographs
intransitive verb
: to follow conventional principles