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sectarianize

[ sek-tair-ee-uh-nahyz ]
/ sɛkˈtɛər i əˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), sec·tar·i·an·ized, sec·tar·i·an·iz·ing.
to make sectarian.
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Also especially British, sec·tar·i·an·ise .

Origin of sectarianize

First recorded in 1835–45; sectarian + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM sectarianize

un·sec·tar·i·an·ize, verb (used with object), un·sec·tar·i·an·ized, un·sec·tar·i·an·iz·ing.
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British Dictionary definitions for sectarianize

sectarianize

sectarianise

/ (sɛkˈtɛərɪəˌnaɪz) /

verb
(tr) to render sectarian
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