ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌlīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
intransitive verb
: to practice ritualism
transitive verb
1. : to make a ritual of
the ritualized spectacle of a bullfight — Wallace Stegner
2. : to impose a ritual upon
a highly ritualized society — Ernest Beaglehole