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secularize
verb
(sec-u-lar-ize)
transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
Synonyms:
desacralize
,
secularize
verb
(sec-u-lar-ize)
make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
Synonyms:
secularise
,
Examples:
Ataturk secularized Turkey.
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balkanize
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americanise
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westernise
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universalize
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relativize
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judaizing
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bureaucratize
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communalise
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civilise
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civilize
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coopt
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sexualize
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subjugate
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politicize
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legitimatize
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communalize
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reinterpret
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institutionalize
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subvert
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tyrannize
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demonize
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sovietize
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militarise
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constitutionalize
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denigrate
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enfeeble
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problematize
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democratize
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conciliate
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arabize
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persecute
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disempower
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mythologize
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depoliticize
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hellenized
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ghettoize
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reimagine
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reconquer
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satirise
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circumscribe
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abridge
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excommunicate
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proscribe
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bastardize
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valorize
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abolish
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ostracise
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malign
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demean
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appease
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liberate
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counterpose
,
brainwash
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repress
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satirize
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profanes
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ingratiate
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refashion
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destroy
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emasculate
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unfetter
,
oppress
,
scandalize
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evangelise
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balkanise
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moralize
,
undermine
,
debase
,
enthrone
,
efface
,
enslave
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pander
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catechizing
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exterminate
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