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Definition of ritualize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ritualize

verb
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪz/
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪz/
(British English also ritualise)
[usually passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ritualize
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪz/
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪz/
he / she / it ritualizes
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪzɪz/
past simple ritualized
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪzd/
past participle ritualized
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪzd/
-ing form ritualizing
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. ritualize something to do something in the same way or pattern every time
    • ritualized expressions of grief
    • Bull fights are highly ritualized by centuries of performance.
See ritualize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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