v. Obs. rare. [f. ART sb. + -IZE.] a. intr. To exercise an art. b. trans. To artificialize.
1598. Florio, Arteggiare, to artize, to liue by an arte. Ibid. (1603), Montaigne, III. v. (1632), 491. I would naturalize arte, as much as they artize Nature. [Fr. artialisent, cf. ARTILIZE.]
