Ruskinize

verb

Rus·​kin·​ize

ˈrəskə̇ˌnīz

-ed/-ing/-s

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

Word History

Etymology

John Ruskin + English -ize

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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