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SPIRITUALISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spiritualise mean? 

SPIRITUALISE (verb)
  The verb SPIRITUALISE has 2 senses:

1. give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual senseplay

2. purify from the corrupting influences of the worldplay

  Familiarity information: SPIRITUALISE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPIRITUALISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they spiritualise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it spiritualises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: spiritualised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: spiritualised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: spiritualising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

spiritualise; spiritualize

Hypernyms (to "spiritualise" is one way to...):

construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

spiritualisation (the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Purify from the corrupting influences of the world

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

spiritualise; spiritualize

Context example:

During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized

Hypernyms (to "spiritualise" is one way to...):

purge; purify; sanctify (make pure or free from sin or guilt)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

spiritualisation (the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content)


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