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paganize

American  
[pey-guh-nahyz] / ˈpeɪ gəˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object)

paganized, paganizing

  1. to make pagan.

verb (used without object)

paganized, paganizing

  1. to become pagan.

paganize British  
/ ˈpeɪɡəˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. to become pagan, render pagan, or convert to paganism

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Other Word Forms

  • paganization noun
  • paganizer noun
  • unpaganize verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of paganize

First recorded in 1605–15; pagan + -ize

Example Sentences

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He would paganize, Latinize and Mediterraneanize the genius of Europe.

From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by Powys, John Cowper

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