rit·u·al·ize \ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌlīz\verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize intransitive verb : to practice ritualism transitive verb 1.: to make a ritual of < the ritualized spectacle of a bullfight — Wallace Stegner > 2.: to impose a ritual upon < a highly ritualized society — Ernest Beaglehole >