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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiritize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spir-i-tize
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To imbue with a spirit or soul.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit 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 spiritize From spirit + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spiritizes (present, singular) spiritizing (participle, present) spiritized (participle, past) spiritized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

spiritualize

Synonyms

spiritise

Questions

What does spiritize mean?
To imbue with a spirit or soul.
Where does spiritize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit 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 spiritize From spirit + -ize.

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