parochialize

American  

[puh-roh-kee-uh-lahyz] / pəˈroʊ ki əˌlaɪz /

especially British, parochialise

verb (used with object)

parochialized, parochializing

1. to make parochial.

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verb (used without object)

parochialized, parochializing

1. to work in or for a parish.

Other Word Forms

• de-parochialize verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of parochialize

First recorded in 1840–50; parochial + -ize

Example Sentences

Associated words: parochial, parochialism, parishioner, parochialize. parry, v. ward off, avert, prevent; avoid, evade, elude. parson, n.

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

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