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Sabbatize

American  
[sab-uh-tahyz] / ˈsæb əˌtaɪz /
especially British, Sabbatise

verb (used without object)

Sabbatized, Sabbatizing

  1. to keep the Sabbath.

verb (used with object)

Sabbatized, Sabbatizing

  1. to keep as the Sabbath.

Other Word Forms

  • Sabbatization noun

Etymology

Origin of Sabbatize

1350–1400; Middle English sabbatisen < Late Latin sabbatizāre < Greek sabbatízein, equivalent to sábbat ( on ) Sabbath + -izein -ize

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