ritualize
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ritualize — index formalize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ritualize — (Amer.) v. make into a ritual, make into a ceremony; practice ritualism (also ritualise) … English contemporary dictionary
ritualize — [rich′oo əlīz΄] vi. ritualized, ritualizing to engage in or promote ritualism vt. 1. to make a ritual of 2. to give the character of ritual to ritualization n … English World dictionary
ritualize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1842 intransitive verb to practice ritualism transitive verb 1. to make a ritual of 2. to impose a ritual on • ritualization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
ritualize — verb To make into a ritual … Wiktionary
ritualize — or ritualise verb [usu. as adjective ritualized] 1》 make into a ritual by following a pattern of actions. 2》 Zoology retain (a behaviour pattern) as a form of display or interaction, without its original function. Derivatives ritualization noun … English new terms dictionary
ritualize — rit·u·al·ize … English syllables
ritualize — rit•u•al•ize [[t]ˈrɪtʃ u əˌlaɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) to practice ritualism 2) to make into a ritual rit u•al•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
ritualize — verb make or evolve into a ritual (Freq. 1) The growing up of children has become ritualized in many cultures • Syn: ↑ritualise • Derivationally related forms: ↑ritual • Hypernyms: ↑formalize, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ritualized — ritualize (Amer.) v. make into a ritual, make into a ceremony; practice ritualism (also ritualise) … English contemporary dictionary
