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declericalize

declericalize verb: to remove clerical influence (from).

Verb

declericalize (third-person singular simple present declericalizes, present participle declericalizing, simple past and past participle declericalized)

  1. To remove clerical influence (from).
    • Near-synonym: secularize
    Synonyms:
    secularize

Synonyms of declericalize

Forms of declericalize

third-person singular presentdeclericalizes
present participledeclericalizing
past participledeclericalized
pastdeclericalized

Origin of declericalize

From de- + clerical + -ize.

Words formed from declericalize

Questions about declericalize

What does declericalize mean?
Declericalize means to remove clerical influence (from).
What part of speech is declericalize?
Declericalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of declericalize?
The past tense of declericalize is declericalized.

Words near declericalize in the dictionary

  1. declensionists
  2. declensions
  3. Declercq
  4. Declercqs
  5. declericalization
  6. declericalize
  7. declericalized
  8. declericalizes
  9. declericalizing
  10. declet
  11. declets

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