| v. t. | 1. | To make conventional; to bring under the influence of, or cause to conform to, conventional rules; to establish by usage. |
| 2. | (Fine Arts) To represent by selecting the important features and those which are expressible in the medium employed, and omitting the others. | |
| v. i. | 1. | (Fine Arts) To make designs in art, according to conventional principles. Cf. Conventionalize, |
| Verb | 1. | conventionalize - make conventional or adapt to conventions; "conventionalized behavior" Synonyms: conventionalise |
| 2. | conventionalize - represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head" |