1. makes something Gothic in style or character; gives Gothic characteristics to something
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘gothicize’

Examples

• The architect gothicizes the modern building with pointed arches and flying buttresses.
• She gothicizes her writing style by adding dark, mysterious elements.
• The designer gothicizes the interior with ornate stonework and stained glass windows.
• He gothicizes the story by setting it in a haunted medieval castle.
• The renovation gothicizes the plain church facade with elaborate stone carvings.
• The artist gothicizes her paintings by using dramatic shadows and religious imagery.