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SPIRITUALISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Purify from the corrupting influences of the world

Example:

During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized

Synonyms:

spiritualise; spiritualize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "spiritualise" is one way to...):

purge; purify; sanctify (make pure or free from sin or guilt)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

spiritualisation (the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense

Synonyms:

spiritualise; spiritualize

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "spiritualise" is one way to...):

construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

spiritualisation (the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content)

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