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dereligionize

dereligionize verb: to render nonreligious; to transform (something) from religious into secular.

Verb

dereligionize (third-person singular simple present dereligionizes, present participle dereligionizing, simple past and past participle dereligionized)

  1. (transitive) To render nonreligious; to transform (something) from religious into secular.

Forms of dereligionize

third-person singular presentdereligionizes
present participledereligionizing
past participledereligionized
pastdereligionized

Origin of dereligionize

From de- + religionize.

Questions about dereligionize

What does dereligionize mean?
Dereligionize means to render nonreligious; to transform (something) from religious into secular.
What part of speech is dereligionize?
Dereligionize is a verb.
What is the past tense of dereligionize?
The past tense of dereligionize is dereligionized.

Words near dereligionize in the dictionary

  1. dereligionise
  2. dereligionised
  3. dereligionises
  4. dereligionising
  5. dereligionization
  6. dereligionize
  7. dereligionized
  8. dereligionizes
  9. dereligionizing
  10. derelinquish
  11. derelinquished

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