spiritualize
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spir·i·tu·al·ize

transitive verb \ˈspir-i-chə-wə-ˌlīz, -i-chə-ˌlīz, -ich-wə-ˌlīz\
spir·i·tu·al·izedspir·i·tu·al·iz·ing

Definition of SPIRITUALIZE

1
: to make spiritual; especially : to purify from the corrupting influences of the world
2
: to give a spiritual meaning to or understand in a spiritual sense
spir·i·tu·al·i·za·tion \ˌspir-i-chə-wə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -i-chə-lə-, -ich-wə-lə-\ noun

First Known Use of SPIRITUALIZE

1631

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