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sectarianize

[ sek-tair-ee-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, sec·tar·i·an·ized, sec·tar·i·an·iz·ing.
  1. to make sectarian.


sectarianize

/ sɛkˈtɛərɪəˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to render sectarian
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • unsec·tari·an·ize verb (used with object) unsectarianized unsectarianizing
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sectarianize1

First recorded in 1835–45; sectarian + -ize
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Example Sentences

Such zeal is as needless as trying to sectarianize an Old Testament Psalm.

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