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ritualize

/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl.aɪz/

ritualize verb: to make into a ritual.

Verb

ritualize (third-person singular simple present ritualizes, present participle ritualizing, simple past and past participle ritualized)

  1. (US, transitive) To make into a ritual.

Forms of ritualize

third-person singular presentritualizes
present participleritualizing
past participleritualized
pastritualized
alternative formritualise

Origin of ritualize

From ritual + -ize.

Words formed from ritualize

Questions about ritualize

What does ritualize mean?
Ritualize means to make into a ritual.
What part of speech is ritualize?
Ritualize is a verb.
How do you pronounce ritualize?
Ritualize is pronounced /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl.aɪz/.
What is the past tense of ritualize?
The past tense of ritualize is ritualized.

Words near ritualize in the dictionary

  1. ritualities
  2. rituality
  3. ritualizable
  4. ritualization
  5. ritualizations
  6. ritualize
  7. ritualized
  8. ritualizer
  9. ritualizers
  10. ritualizes
  11. ritualizing

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