Past tense of archaize (American spelling); made deliberately old-fashioned or given an ancient appearance.
The past tense of 'archaize,' formed by adding '-ed.' This is the standard American English spelling, while British English uses 'archaised.'
When Renaissance painters archaized their religious scenes by using Byzantine techniques centuries old, they were actually making modern theology look timeless and holy!
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