sectarianize

especially British, sec·tar·i·an·ise

[sek-tair-ee-uh-nahyz]

verb (used with object)

sectarianized, sectarianizing 

1. to make sectarian.

sectarianize

/ sɛkˈtɛərɪəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to render sectarian

Other Word Forms

• unsectarianize verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of sectarianize¹

First recorded in 1835–45; sectarian + -ize

Example Sentences

Such zeal is as needless as trying to sectarianize an Old Testament Psalm.

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