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Miltonize, v.|ˈmɪltənaɪz|
[f. Milton + -ize.]
a. trans. To impart a Miltonian dignity to.
b. intr. To imitate the literary style of Milton. Hence ˈMiltonizing ppl. a. and vbl. n.
1893Athenæum 25 Feb. 254/3 This [sc. painting] is a noble example of Palmer's ability to Miltonize landscape. 1903Academy 4 Apr. 336 Mr. Johnstone has..gone to Milton for his model, and Miltonizes as best he may. 1936F. R. Leavis Revaluation iv. 116 The meditative-Miltonizing poetic modes. 1944― in Scrutiny XII. 189 The author of The Vanity of Human Wishes has, as critic, no weakness..for the Miltonizing habit of his age. 1953H. House Coleridge iii. 65 This Miltonising is not a mere matter of poetical echoes..it is part of a conscious political act. 1958Essays & Stud. v. 69 These larger Miltonizing politico-social pieces like Religious Musings. |