Speakur

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ritualize

/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl.aɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rit-u-al-ize
IPA
/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl.aɪz/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make into a ritual.

American usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English ritual 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 ritualize From ritual + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ritualizes (present, singular) ritualizing (participle, present) ritualized (participle, past) ritualized (past) ritualise (alternative)

Derived Forms

deritualize ritualizable ritualizer

Synonyms

ritualise

Questions

How do you pronounce ritualize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl.aɪz/.
What does ritualize mean?
To make into a ritual.
Where does ritualize come from?
Etymology tree English ritual 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 ritualize From ritual + -ize.

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