transcendentalize

tran·scen·den·tal·ize

[tran-sen-den-tl-ahyz, -suhn-]
verb (used with object), tran·scen·den·tal·ized, tran·scen·den·tal·iz·ing.
1.
to cause to become transcendent.
2.
to cause to become transcendental; idealize.
Also, especially British, tran·scen·den·tal·ise.


Origin:
1840–50; transcendental + -ize

tran·scen·den·tal·i·za·tion, noun
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