Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dereligionize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dere-li-gion-ize
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render nonreligious; to transform (something) from religious into secular.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English religionize English dereligionize From de- + religionize.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

dereligionizes (present, singular) dereligionizing (participle, present) dereligionized (participle, past) dereligionized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

dereligionization

Questions

What does dereligionize mean?: To render nonreligious; to transform (something) from religious into secular.
Where does dereligionize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English religionize English dereligionize From de- + religionize.

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