SPIRITUALISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spiritualise mean? 

• SPIRITUALISE (verb)
  The verb SPIRITUALISE has 2 senses:

1. give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense

2. purify from the corrupting influences of the world

  Familiarity information: SPIRITUALISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPIRITUALISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they spiritualise    ... he / she / it spiritualises   
Past simple: spiritualised   
Past participle: spiritualised   
-ing form: spiritualising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

spiritualise; spiritualize

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

construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

spiritualisation (the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Purify from the corrupting influences of the world

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

spiritualise; spiritualize

Context example:

During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized

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

purge; purify; sanctify (make pure or free from sin or guilt)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

spiritualisation (the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content)