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monachize

monachize verb: to place (a child) in a monastery or convent, especially by force.

Verb

monachize (third-person singular simple present monachizes, present participle monachizing, simple past and past participle monachized)

  1. (rare, transitive) To place (a child) in a monastery or convent, especially by force.

Forms of monachize

third-person singular presentmonachizes
present participlemonachizing
past participlemonachized
pastmonachized

Questions about monachize

What does monachize mean?
Monachize means to place (a child) in a monastery or convent, especially by force.
What part of speech is monachize?
Monachize is a verb.
What is the past tense of monachize?
The past tense of monachize is monachized.

Words near monachize in the dictionary

  1. monachisms
  2. monachist
  3. monachists
  4. monachization
  5. monachizations
  6. monachize
  7. monachized
  8. monachizes
  9. monachizing
  10. monachopsis
  11. monacid

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