rus·kin·ize \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 >