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spiritualize
spir·i·tu·al·ize S0648600 (spĭr′ĭ-cho͞o-ə-līz′)tr.v. spir·i·tu·al·ized, spir·i·tu·al·iz·ing, spir·i·tu·al·iz·es 1. To impart a spiritual nature to.2. To invest with or treat as having a spiritual sense or meaning. spir′i·tu·al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.spir′i·tu·al·iz′er n.spiritualize (ˈspɪrɪtjʊəˌlaɪz) or spiritualisevb (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to make spiritual or infuse with spiritual content ˌspiritualiˈzation, ˌspiritualiˈsation n ˈspiritualˌizer, ˈspiritualˌiser nspir•it•u•al•ize (ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əˌlaɪz) v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. 1. to make spiritual. 2. to invest with a spiritual meaning. [1625–35] spir`it•u•al•i•za′tion, n. spir′i•tu•al•iz`er, n. spiritualize Past participle: spiritualized Gerund: spiritualizing
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spiritualize | spiritualize |
Present |
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I spiritualize | you spiritualize | he/she/it spiritualizes | we spiritualize | you spiritualize | they spiritualize |
Preterite |
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I spiritualized | you spiritualized | he/she/it spiritualized | we spiritualized | you spiritualized | they spiritualized |
Present Continuous |
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I am spiritualizing | you are spiritualizing | he/she/it is spiritualizing | we are spiritualizing | you are spiritualizing | they are spiritualizing |
Present Perfect |
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I have spiritualized | you have spiritualized | he/she/it has spiritualized | we have spiritualized | you have spiritualized | they have spiritualized |
Past Continuous |
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I was spiritualizing | you were spiritualizing | he/she/it was spiritualizing | we were spiritualizing | you were spiritualizing | they were spiritualizing |
Past Perfect |
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I had spiritualized | you had spiritualized | he/she/it had spiritualized | we had spiritualized | you had spiritualized | they had spiritualized |
Future |
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I will spiritualize | you will spiritualize | he/she/it will spiritualize | we will spiritualize | you will spiritualize | they will spiritualize |
Future Perfect |
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I will have spiritualized | you will have spiritualized | he/she/it will have spiritualized | we will have spiritualized | you will have spiritualized | they will have spiritualized |
Future Continuous |
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I will be spiritualizing | you will be spiritualizing | he/she/it will be spiritualizing | we will be spiritualizing | you will be spiritualizing | they will be spiritualizing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been spiritualizing | you have been spiritualizing | he/she/it has been spiritualizing | we have been spiritualizing | you have been spiritualizing | they have been spiritualizing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been spiritualizing | you will have been spiritualizing | he/she/it will have been spiritualizing | we will have been spiritualizing | you will have been spiritualizing | they will have been spiritualizing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been spiritualizing | you had been spiritualizing | he/she/it had been spiritualizing | we had been spiritualizing | you had been spiritualizing | they had been spiritualizing |
Conditional |
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I would spiritualize | you would spiritualize | he/she/it would spiritualize | we would spiritualize | you would spiritualize | they would spiritualize |
Past Conditional |
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I would have spiritualized | you would have spiritualized | he/she/it would have spiritualized | we would have spiritualized | you would have spiritualized | they would have spiritualized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | spiritualize - give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sensespiritualiseconstrue, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"literalise, literalize - make literal; "literalize metaphors" | | 2. | spiritualize - elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfigurationtransfigure, glorifyalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 3. | spiritualize - purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized"spiritualisepurify, sanctify, purge - make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" |
spiritualize
Synonyms for spiritualizeverb give a spiritual meaning toSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsverb elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfigurationSynonymsRelated Wordsverb purify from the corrupting influences of the worldSynonymsRelated Words |