Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paganize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-ganize
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert (someone) to paganism.

Transitive verb

verb

To behave like a pagan.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"This was that which made the old Christians paganize, while by their scandalous and base conforming to Heathenism they did no more, when they had done their utmost, but bring some Pagans to christianize; for true Christians they neither were themselves, nor could make other such in this fashion."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pagan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English paganize From pagan + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

paganizes (present, singular) paganizing (participle, present) paganized (participle, past) paganized (past) paganise (alternative)

Derived Forms

depaganize paganization paganizer repaganize unpaganize

Synonyms

heathenize paganise

Questions

What does paganize mean?: To convert (someone) to paganism.
Where does paganize come from?: Etymology tree English pagan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English paganize From pagan + -ize.

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