archaize

archaize
archaizer, n.
/ahr"kee uyz', -kay-/, v., archaized, archaizing.
v.t.
1. to give an archaic appearance or quality to: The poet archaized her work with many Elizabethan words.
v.i.
2. to use archaisms.
Also, esp. Brit., archaise.
[1840-50; < Gk archaízein to imitate the language of ancient authors. See ARCHAEO-, -IZE]

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