1. imitating or following classical styles, especially in art, architecture, or literature
Usage: art and architecture

1. present participle of classicize: to make classical in style or form
Usage: formal

Examples

• The museum’s classicizing facade featured Greek columns and pediments.
• Renaissance artists were classicizing ancient Roman sculptures in their work.
• The architect chose a classicizing approach for the government building.
• His classicizing poetry drew heavily from Homer and Virgil.
• The designer was classicizing the modern furniture with traditional proportions.
• Many 18th-century painters adopted classicizing techniques.