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paganizes

paganizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of paganize.

Meaning of paganize

Verb

paganize (third-person singular simple present paganizes, present participle paganizing, simple past and past participle paganized)

  1. (transitive) To convert (someone) to paganism.
    Synonyms:
    heathenize
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To behave like a pagan.
    • This was that which made the old Christians paganize, while by their scandalous and base conforming to Heathenism they did no more, when they had done their utmost, but bring some Pagans to christianize; for true Christians they neither were themselves, nor could make other such in this fashion.1641, John Milton, “Animadversions upon The Remonstrants Defence against Smectymnuus”, in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, volume 1, London...

Questions about paganizes

What is paganizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Paganizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of paganize.

Words near paganizes in the dictionary

  1. paganizations
  2. paganize
  3. paganized
  4. paganizer
  5. paganizers
  6. paganizes
  7. paganizing
  8. paganly
  9. Paganmas
  10. paganness
  11. Pagano

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