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parochialize

American  
[puh-roh-kee-uh-lahyz] / pəˈroʊ ki əˌlaɪz /
especially British, parochialise

verb (used with object)

parochialized, parochializing
  1. to make parochial.


verb (used without object)

parochialized, parochializing
  1. to work in or for a parish.

Etymology

Origin of parochialize

First recorded in 1840–50; parochial + -ize

Example Sentences

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

From Robert Elsmere by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

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