spir·i·tu·al·ize (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 spiritualise vb (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr ) to make spiritual or infuse with spiritual content
ˌspiritualiˈzation , ˌspiritualiˈsation n
ˈspiritualˌizer , ˈspiritualˌiser n
spir•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: spiritualizedGerund: spiritualizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative spiritualize spiritualize
Present I spiritualize you spiritualize he/she/it spiritualizes we spiritualize you spiritualize they spiritualize
Preterite I spiritualized you spiritualized he/she/it spiritualized we spiritualized you spiritualized they spiritualized
Present Continuous I am spiritualizing you are spiritualizing he/she/it is spiritualizing we are spiritualizing you are spiritualizing they are spiritualizing
Present Perfect I have spiritualized you have spiritualized he/she/it has spiritualized we have spiritualized you have spiritualized they have spiritualized
Past Continuous I was spiritualizing you were spiritualizing he/she/it was spiritualizing we were spiritualizing you were spiritualizing they were spiritualizing
Past Perfect I had spiritualized you had spiritualized he/she/it had spiritualized we had spiritualized you had spiritualized they had spiritualized
Future I will spiritualize you will spiritualize he/she/it will spiritualize we will spiritualize you will spiritualize they will spiritualize
Future Perfect 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 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 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 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 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 I would spiritualize you would spiritualize he/she/it would spiritualize we would spiritualize you would spiritualize they would spiritualize
Past Conditional 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
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. spiritualize - give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual senseconstrue ,
interpret ,
see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
2. spiritualize - elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfigurationalter ,
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"purify ,
sanctify ,
purge - make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
spiritualize - elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration