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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 .
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.Words nearby sectarianize
secret society, secs., sect, sectarian, sectarianism, sectarianize, sectary, sectile, section, sectional, sectionalism
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How to use sectarianize in a sentence
Such zeal is as needless as trying to sectarianize an Old Testament Psalm.
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes|Theron Brown and Hezekiah Butterworth
British Dictionary definitions for sectarianize
sectarianize
sectarianise
/ (sɛkˈtɛərɪəˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to render sectarian
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