parochialize

[ puh-roh-kee-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object),pa·ro·chi·al·ized, pa·ro·chi·al·iz·ing.
  1. to make parochial.

verb (used without object),pa·ro·chi·al·ized, pa·ro·chi·al·iz·ing.
  1. to work in or for a parish.

Origin of parochialize

1
First recorded in 1840–50; parochial + -ize
  • Also especially British, pa·ro·chi·al·ise .

Other words from parochialize

  • de-pa·ro·chi·al·ize, verb (used with object), de-pa·ro·chi·al·ized, de-pa·ro·chi·al·iz·ing.

Words Nearby parochialize

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How to use parochialize in a sentence

  • I must parochialize a bit afterward, but you shan't be much victimized.'

    Robert Elsmere | Mrs. Humphry Ward