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ethicize

American  
[eth-uh-sahyz] / ˈɛθ əˌsaɪz /

verb (used with object)

ethicized, ethicizing

  1. to make ethical; treat or regard as ethical.

ethicize British  
/ ˈɛθɪˌsaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to make or consider as ethical

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Etymology

Origin of ethicize

First recorded in 1810–20; ethic + -ize

Example Sentences

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In effect, he rarely attempts to ethicize the Bible story.

From Josephus by Bentwich, Norman

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