Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depaganize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-pa-ganize
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the pagan qualities or elements of.

Example Sentences

"He was also a geographer and astronomer who tried to depaganize the heavens by introducing Biblical figures and symbols as constellations."
"Muhammad related Islām to Abraham considered as its religious ancestor, and by proclaiming this patriarch the founder of the Ka'ba, he was confident that he could depaganize the old Mekkan sanctuary and consecrate it to the worship of Allah."
"Her prescription sought to magically depaganize the root so that it would sedate the users, not excite them."

Etymology

From de- + pagan + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de
Suffix: pagan

Inflected Forms

depaganizes (present, singular) depaganizing (participle, present) depaganized (participle, past) depaganized (past) de-paganize (alternative) depaganise (alternative) de-paganise (alternative)

Questions

What does depaganize mean?: To remove the pagan qualities or elements of.
Where does depaganize come from?: From de- + pagan + -ize.

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