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puritanize

puritanize verb: to agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans.

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 puritanize

third-person singular presentpuritanizes
present participlepuritanizing
past participlepuritanized
pastpuritanized

Origin of puritanize

From Puritan + -ize.

Questions about puritanize

What does puritanize mean?
Puritanize means to agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans.
What part of speech is puritanize?
Puritanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of puritanize?
The past tense of puritanize is puritanized.

Words near puritanize in the dictionary

  1. puritanism
  2. puritanisms
  3. puritanist
  4. puritanistic
  5. puritanists
  6. puritanize
  7. puritanized
  8. puritanizer
  9. puritanizers
  10. puritanizes
  11. puritanizing

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