ritualize

rit·u·al·ize

 (rĭch′o͞o-ə-līz′)

tr.v. rit·u·al·ized, rit·u·al·iz·ing, rit·u·al·iz·es

1. To make a ceremony of or put in the form of a ceremony: The Christian service ritualizes the Last Supper in the Eucharist.

2. To put into a prescribed and socially acceptable form or order: "Sport ritualizes aggression and allows it to be linked with competitive achievement" (David Whitson).

3. Zoology To cause (behavior) to have the form of a ritual: courtship behavior that has become ritualized.

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rit′u·al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

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ritualize

(ˈrɪtjʊəˌlaɪz) or

ritualise

vb

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (intr) to engage in ritualism or devise rituals

2. (Other Non-Christian Religions) (intr) to engage in ritualism or devise rituals

3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to make (something) into a ritual

4. (Other Non-Christian Religions) (tr) to make (something) into a ritual

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rit•u•al•ize

(ˈrɪtʃ u əˌlaɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.i.

1. to practice ritualism.

v.t.

2. to make into a ritual.

rit`u•al•i•za′tion, n.

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ritualize

Past participle: ritualized
Gerund: ritualizing

Imperative

ritualize

ritualize

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

ritualize - make or evolve into a ritual; "The growing up of children has become ritualized in many cultures" ritualise formalise, formalize - make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"

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Translations

ritualize

[ˈrɪtjʊəˌlaɪz] VT to ritualize sth → hacer de algo un ritual
it's a highly ritualized event → es un acontecimiento de marcado carácter ritualístico

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ritualize

vt → ritualisieren

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