transcendentalize
American
[tran-sen-den-tl-ahyz, -suhn-]
/ ˌtræn sɛnˈdɛn tlˌaɪz, -sən- /
especially British,
transcendentalise
verb (used with object)
transcendentalized,
transcendentalizing
-
to cause to become transcendent.
-
to cause to become transcendental; idealize.
Other Word Forms
- transcendentalization noun
Etymology
Origin of transcendentalize
First recorded in 1840–50; transcendental + -ize
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