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LAICISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laicise mean? 

LAICISE (verb)
  The verb LAICISE has 1 sense:

1. reduce to lay statusplay

  Familiarity information: LAICISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAICISE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Reduce to lay status

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

laicise; laicize

Context example:

laicize the parochial schools

Hypernyms (to "laicise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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