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puritanise

puritanise is the alternative form of puritanize.

Meaning of puritanize

Verb

puritanize (third-person singular simple present puritanizes, present participle puritanizing, simple past and past participle puritanized)

  1. (ambitransitive) To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans.
    • M. PERKINS , in his Probleme though hee ſaine would puritanize it , and ſo goeth on, hanging hoofe againſt hoofe, yet confeſſeth, that the Fathers uſed to arm themſelves againſt the Divell with the ſigne of the Croſſe1625, Richard Montagu, Appello Caesarem: a just Appeale from two unjust Informers

Forms of puritanise

third-person singular presentpuritanises
present participlepuritanising
past participlepuritanised
pastpuritanised

Questions about puritanise

What is puritanise the alternative form of?
Puritanise is the alternative form of puritanize.

Words near puritanise in the dictionary

  1. puritanic
  2. puritanical
  3. puritanically
  4. puritanicalness
  5. puritanicals
  6. puritanise
  7. puritanised
  8. puritanises
  9. puritanising
  10. puritanism
  11. puritanisms

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