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a•cad•e•mize
Pronunciation: (u-kad'u-mīz"), [key]—
v.t., -mized, -miz•ing.
to reduce (a subject) to a rigid set of rules, principles, precepts, etc.:
futile attempts to academize the visual arts. Also, esp. Brit.,a•cad'e•mise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.