ˈrəskə̇ˌnīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: John Ruskin + English -ize
transitive verb
: to convert to ideas resembling those of John Ruskin
it is too late to Ruskinize our civilization — Katharine F. Gerould
intransitive verb
: to adopt or plead for the principles of Ruskin
don't Ruskinize to me — Scribner's