secularize
verb/ˈsekjələraɪz/
/ˈsekjələraɪz/
(British English also secularise)
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they secularize | /ˈsekjələraɪz/ /ˈsekjələraɪz/ |
| he / she / it secularizes | /ˈsekjələraɪzɪz/ /ˈsekjələraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple secularized | /ˈsekjələraɪzd/ /ˈsekjələraɪzd/ |
| past participle secularized | /ˈsekjələraɪzd/ /ˈsekjələraɪzd/ |
| -ing form secularizing | /ˈsekjələraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈsekjələraɪzɪŋ/ |
- secularize something to make something secular; to remove something from the control or influence of religion
- a secularized society
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