historˈify transitive verb

To record in history

historiogˈrapher noun

A writer of history (esp an official historian)

historiographˈic or historiographˈical adjective

historiographˈically adverb

historiogˈraphy noun

The art or employment of writing history

historiolˈogy noun

The knowledge or study of history

historism noun see historicism above

historical linguistics singular noun

The study of the history of languages

historical materialism noun

The Marxist theory that all historic processes and forms of society are based on economic factors

historical method noun

The study of a subject in its historical development

historical novel noun

A novel having as its setting a period in history and involving historical characters and events

historical painting noun

The painting of historic scenes in which historic figures are introduced

historical present noun

The present tense used for the past, to add life and reality to the narrative

historical school noun

Those scholars, esp in the fields of economics, legal philosophy and ethnology, who emphasize historical circumstance and evolutionary development in their researches and conclusions

historic cost or historical cost noun (accounting)

The actual price paid (cf current-cost)

historic pricing noun

Trading of unit trusts on the price set at the latest valuation

be history (informal)

To be finished, gone, dead, etc, as in he's history

go down in history

To be remembered and commented on for many years

make history

1. To do that which will mould the future or have to be recognized by future historians
2. To do something never previously accomplished