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episcopize

American  
[ih-pis-kuh-pahyz] / ɪˈpɪs kəˌpaɪz /
especially British, episcopise

verb (used with object)

episcopized, episcopizing
  1. to make a bishop of.

  2. to convert to Episcopalianism.


verb (used without object)

episcopized, episcopizing
  1. to function as a bishop.

Etymology

Origin of episcopize

First recorded in 1640–50; episcop(al) + -ize

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