单词 | ritualize |
释义 | rit·u·al·ize ![]() tr.v. rit·u·al·ized, rit·u·al·iz·ing, rit·u·al·iz·es 1. To make a ceremony of or put in the form of a ceremony: The Christian service ritualizes the Last Supper in the Eucharist. 2. To put into a prescribed and socially acceptable form or order: "Sport ritualizes aggression and allows it to be linked with competitive achievement" (David Whitson). 3. Zoology To cause (behavior) to have the form of a ritual: courtship behavior that has become ritualized. rit′u·al·i·zation (-ə-lĭ-zāshən) n. |
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