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English verb: secularize | |||
| 1. | secularize (change) make secular and draw away from a religious orientation | ||
| Samples | Ataturk secularized Turkey. | ||
| Synonyms | secularise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| 2. | secularize (possession) transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control | ||
| Synonyms | desacralize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||
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