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prelatize

prelatize verb: to uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions.

Verb

prelatize (third-person singular simple present prelatizes, present participle prelatizing, simple past and past participle prelatized)

  1. (intransitive) To uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions.
    • he indeed ſucceeded into an Epiſcopacy that began then to prelatize;1641, John Milton, Animadversions upon the Remonstrants Defence against Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […]...
  2. (transitive) To bring under the influence of prelacy.
    • Laud was busy with his more important plan of prelatizing the Church of Scotland1859-1890, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England During the Stuart Dynasty

Forms of prelatize

third-person singular presentprelatizes
present participleprelatizing
past participleprelatized
pastprelatized

Origin of prelatize

From prelate + -ize.

Questions about prelatize

What does prelatize mean?
Prelatize means to uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions.
What part of speech is prelatize?
Prelatize is a verb.
What is the past tense of prelatize?
The past tense of prelatize is prelatized.

Words near prelatize in the dictionary

  1. prelatish
  2. prelatising
  3. prelatism
  4. prelatist
  5. prelatists
  6. prelatize
  7. prelatized
  8. prelatizes
  9. prelatizing
  10. prelatries
  11. prelatry

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