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ethicize

[ eth-uh-sahyz ]
/ ˈɛθ əˌsaɪz /
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verb (used with object), eth·i·cized, eth·i·ciz·ing.
to make ethical; treat or regard as ethical.
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Origin of ethicize

First recorded in 1810–20; ethic + -ize
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British Dictionary definitions for ethicize

ethicize

ethicise

/ (ˈɛθɪˌsaɪz) /

verb
(tr) to make or consider as ethical
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