secularize

Other spellings

• (UK) secularise

Etymology

secular + -ize

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛkjʊlərʌɪz/

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• Hyphenation: secu‧lar‧ize

Verb

Plain form secularize

Third-person singular secularizes

Past tense secularized

Past participle secularized

Present participle secularizing

1. (transitive) If you secularize something, you make it not religious.

Related words

• secular