ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: pagan + -ize
transitive verb
: to make pagan : heathenize
paganizes everything with which she comes in contact — Commonweal
the new paganized way of life — R.A.Hall b.1911
denounce such paganizing of the faith — G.E.Wright
intransitive verb
[French or Medieval Latin; French paganiser, from Medieval Latin paganizare, from Late Latin to be a pagan, from paganus + -izare -ize]
: to become pagan or act in a pagan manner
the paganizing Gnostics — W.F.Albright
spent a riotous week paganizing
• pa·gan·iz·er -zə(r) noun -s