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

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sectarianize¹

First recorded in 1835–45; sectarian + -ize

Example Sentences

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

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