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decatholicize

decatholicize verb: to remove Catholic character or influence (from).

Verb

decatholicize (third-person singular simple present decatholicizes, present participle decatholicizing, simple past and past participle decatholicized)

  1. To remove Catholic character or influence (from).

Forms of decatholicize

third-person singular presentdecatholicizes
present participledecatholicizing
past participledecatholicized
pastdecatholicized

Origin of decatholicize

From de- + Catholicize.

Questions about decatholicize

What does decatholicize mean?
Decatholicize means to remove Catholic character or influence (from).
What part of speech is decatholicize?
Decatholicize is a verb.
What is the past tense of decatholicize?
The past tense of decatholicize is decatholicized.

Words near decatholicize in the dictionary

  1. decathlete
  2. decathletes
  3. decathlon
  4. decathlons
  5. decatholicization
  6. decatholicize
  7. decatholicized
  8. decatholicizes
  9. decatholicizing
  10. decating
  11. decationization

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