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SPIRITIZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spiritize mean?
• SPIRITIZE (verb)
The verb SPIRITIZE has 1 sense:
1. imbue with a spirit
Familiarity information: SPIRITIZE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Imbue with a spirit
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
spiritise; spiritize
Hypernyms (to "spiritize" is one way to...):
diffuse; imbue; interpenetrate; penetrate; permeate; pervade; riddle (spread or diffuse through)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
spirit (a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character)
spirit (animation and energy in action or expression)
spirit (the vital principle or animating force within living things)
spirit (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people)
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