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spiritualize

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spir⋅it⋅u⋅al⋅ize

  [spir-i-choo-uh-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to make spiritual.
2. to invest with a spiritual meaning.
Also, especially British, spir⋅it⋅u⋅al⋅ise.

Origin:
1625–35; spiritual + -ize

Related forms:
spir⋅it⋅u⋅al⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
spir⋅i⋅tu⋅al⋅iz⋅er, noun
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spir·i·tu·al·ize   (spĭr'ĭ-chōō-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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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