secularize
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.sec·u·lar·ize
transitive verb \ˈse-kyə-lə-ˌrīz\sec·u·lar·izedsec·u·lar·iz·ing
Definition of SECULARIZE
1
: to make secular
2
: to transfer from ecclesiastical to civil or lay use, possession, or control
3
: to convert to or imbue with secularism
— sec·u·lar·i·za·tion \ˌse-kyə-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
— sec·u·lar·iz·er noun
Examples of SECULARIZE
- attempts to secularize the government
- The government secularized the hospital.
First Known Use of SECULARIZE
1611
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