historicization
his·tor·i·cize
(hĭ-stôr′ĭ-sīz′, -stŏr′-)v. his·tor·i·cized, his·tor·i·ciz·ing, his·tor·i·ciz·es
v.tr.
To make or make appear historical.
v.intr.
To use historical details or materials.
his·tor′i·ci·za′tion (-sĭ-zā′shən) n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
historicize
(hɪˈstɒrɪˌsaɪz) orhistoricise
vb
to represent (events) in a historic context
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
his•tor•i•cize
(hɪˈstɔr əˌsaɪz, -ˈstɒr-)v.t. -cized, -ciz•ing.
to narrate as history; render historical.
[1840–50]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.