sectarianize

[ sek-tair-ee-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object),sec·tar·i·an·ized, sec·tar·i·an·iz·ing.
  1. to make sectarian.

Origin of sectarianize

1
First recorded in 1835–45; sectarian + -ize
  • Also especially British, sec·tar·i·an·ise .

Other words from sectarianize

  • un·sec·tar·i·an·ize, verb (used with object), un·sec·tar·i·an·ized, un·sec·tar·i·an·iz·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for sectarianize

sectarianize

sectarianise

/ (sɛkˈtɛərɪəˌnaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to render sectarian

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