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pastoralize

[ pas-ter-uh-lahyz, pah-ster- ]

/ ˈpæs tər əˌlaɪz, ˈpɑ stər- /

verb (used with object), pas·to·ral·ized, pas·to·ral·iz·ing.

to make pastoral or rural.

to celebrate in a pastoral or set in a pastoral form.

Nearby words

pastoral symphony, the, pastoral theology, pastorale, pastoralism, pastoralist, pastoralization, pastorate, pastorium, pastorly, pastorship, pastose

Also especially British, pas·to·ral·ise.

Origin of pastoralize

First recorded in 1815–25; pastoral + -ize

Related formspas·to·ral·i·za·tion, noun

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