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Definition of Spiritualize
1. Verb. Give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense.
Generic synonyms: Construe, Interpret, See
Derivative terms: Spiritualisation, Spiritualization
Antonyms: Literalize
2. Verb. Elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration.
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Transfiguration, Transfiguration, Transfiguration
3. Verb. Purify from the corrupting influences of the world. "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized"
Generic synonyms: Purge, Purify, Sanctify
Derivative terms: Spiritualisation, Spiritualization
Definition of Spiritualize
1. v. t. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize soul.
Definition of Spiritualize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Medical Definition of Spiritualize
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1. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize soul. "This seen in the clear air, and the whole spiritualized by endless recollections, fills the eye and the heart more forcibly than I can find words to say." (Carlyle)
2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual sense; opposed to literalize.
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