supernaturalize

American

[soo-per-nach-er-uh-lahyz, -nach-ruh-lahyz] / ˌsu pərˈnætʃ ər əˌlaɪz, -ˈnætʃ rəˌlaɪz /

especially British, supernaturalise

verb (used with object)

supernaturalized, supernaturalizing

to make supernatural; give supernatural character or qualities to.
to consider or interpret as supernatural.

Etymology

Origin of supernaturalize

First recorded in 1635–45; supernatural + -ize

Example Sentences

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The transition of races; in the future the Saxon will supernaturalize the natural, the Latin-Celts will naturalize the supernatural.

From Project Gutenberg

And the work of man is to supernaturalize Nature—that is to say, to make it divine by making it human, to help it to become conscious of itself, in short.

From Project Gutenberg

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