creativize

English

Etymology

From creative +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɹiˈeɪtɪvaɪz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɹiˈeɪtəvaɪz/, /-ɾə-/
• Hyphenation: cre‧at‧iv‧ize

Verb

creativize (third-person singular simple present creativizes, present participle creativizing, simple past and past participle creativized)

1. (transitive) To make or render more creative, to add creativity to (something); to creatify.
   • 1941, Seba Eldridge, New Social Horizons: Designs for a Personality-centered Culture:

     One will be to creativize its own activities, giving due weight, along with competing considerations, to the values of creative work for its operatives, fostering vigorous lay participation together with the accruing amateur activity, and thus establish in its field a collaborative economy embracing all categories of interests.

   • 2011, Jeff Degraff, Innovation You:

     For every element of her treatment, she added new, creative ingredients and methods. She “creativized."

   • 2011, L Vaughan Spencer, Don't Be Needy Be Succeedy:

     Put this in your Buzzness Bath after a long day at work and creativise on BUZZNESS issues.

Alternative forms

• creativise

Synonyms

• creatify

Related terms

• creative
• creatively
• creativeness
• creativity