ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlīz, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin spiritualizare, from Medieval Latin spiritualis spiritual + Late Latin -izare -ize
1. : to make spiritual : refine intellectually or morally : purify from the corrupting influences of the world : give a spiritual character or tendency to
2. obsolete : to convert into or impregnate with spirit : make volatile or spirituous
3. : to give a spiritual meaning to : take in a spiritual sense — opposed to literalize
4. : to endow with the nature and attributes of a spirit