/ Dictionary / Index A academize: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•cad•e•mize Pronunciation: (u-kad'u-mīz"), [key] — -mized, -miz•ing. to reduce (a subject) to a rigid set of rules, principles, precepts, etc.: futile attempts to academize the visual arts. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. academism Academus Related Content Daily Word Quiz: illegible Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language