verb
Meaning 1
To make into a ritual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ritualize
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/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl.aɪz/
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verb
Meaning 2
make or evolve into a ritual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The growing up of children has become ritualized in many cultures
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ritualise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: formalize, formalise
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ritual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ritualize From ritual + -ize.