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conventionalize
con·ven·tion·al·ize [ kən vénshən'l z, kən vénshnə lz ] (past and past participle con·ven·tion·al·ized, present participle con·ven·tion·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular con·ven·tion·al·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
make something conventional: to make something conventional, especially in style or taste
His flights of fancy had become conventionalized as the Gothic style.

con·ven·tion·al·i·za·tion [ kən vènshən'li záysh'n, kən vènshnəli zàysh'n ] noun
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