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carnalize

carnalize verb: to make physical or materialistic, as opposed to spiritual.

Verb

carnalize (third-person singular simple present carnalizes, present participle carnalizing, simple past and past participle carnalized)

  1. (transitive) To make physical or materialistic, as opposed to spiritual
    • We must not allow our worship to become carnalized.

Forms of carnalize

third-person singular presentcarnalizes
present participlecarnalizing
past participlecarnalized
pastcarnalized
alternative formcarnalise

Origin of carnalize

From carnal + -ize.

Words formed from carnalize

Questions about carnalize

What does carnalize mean?
Carnalize means to make physical or materialistic, as opposed to spiritual.
What part of speech is carnalize?
Carnalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of carnalize?
The past tense of carnalize is carnalized.

Words near carnalize in the dictionary

  1. carnalite
  2. carnalites
  3. carnalities
  4. carnality
  5. carnalization
  6. carnalize
  7. carnalized
  8. carnalizes
  9. carnalizing
  10. carnall
  11. carnallite

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