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ca·thol·i·cize

(kə-thŏl′ĭ-sīz′)

tr. & intr.v. ca·thol·i·cized, ca·thol·i·ciz·ing, ca·thol·i·ciz·es

1. To make or become catholic.

2. To convert or be converted to Catholicism.

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catholicize

(kəˈθɒlɪˌsaɪz) or

catholicise

to make or become catholic

caˌtholiciˈzation, caˌtholiciˈsation n

Catholicize

(kəˈθɒlɪˌsaɪz) or

Catholicise

(Roman Catholic Church) to convert to or become converted to Catholicism

Caˌtholiciˈzation, Caˌtholiciˈsation n

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ca•thol•i•cize

(kəˈθɒl əˌsaɪz)
v.t. -cized, -ciz•ing.

to make catholic.

[1625–35]

catholicize

Past participle: catholicized
Gerund: catholicizing

Imperative
catholicize
catholicize

Present
I catholicize
you catholicize
he/she/it catholicizes
we catholicize
you catholicize
they catholicize

Preterite
I catholicized
you catholicized
he/she/it catholicized
we catholicized
you catholicized
they catholicized

Present Continuous
I am catholicizing
you are catholicizing
he/she/it is catholicizing
we are catholicizing
you are catholicizing
they are catholicizing

Present Perfect
I have catholicized
you have catholicized
he/she/it has catholicized
we have catholicized
you have catholicized
they have catholicized

Past Continuous
I was catholicizing
you were catholicizing
he/she/it was catholicizing
we were catholicizing
you were catholicizing
they were catholicizing

Past Perfect
I had catholicized
you had catholicized
he/she/it had catholicized
we had catholicized
you had catholicized
they had catholicized

Future
I will catholicize
you will catholicize
he/she/it will catholicize
we will catholicize
you will catholicize
they will catholicize

Future Perfect
I will have catholicized
you will have catholicized
he/she/it will have catholicized
we will have catholicized
you will have catholicized
they will have catholicized

Future Continuous
I will be catholicizing
you will be catholicizing
he/she/it will be catholicizing
we will be catholicizing
you will be catholicizing
they will be catholicizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been catholicizing
you have been catholicizing
he/she/it has been catholicizing
we have been catholicizing
you have been catholicizing
they have been catholicizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been catholicizing
you will have been catholicizing
he/she/it will have been catholicizing
we will have been catholicizing
you will have been catholicizing
they will have been catholicizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been catholicizing
you had been catholicizing
he/she/it had been catholicizing
we had been catholicizing
you had been catholicizing
they had been catholicizing

Conditional
I would catholicize
you would catholicize
he/she/it would catholicize
we would catholicize
you would catholicize
they would catholicize

Past Conditional
I would have catholicized
you would have catholicized
he/she/it would have catholicized
we would have catholicized
you would have catholicized
they would have catholicized

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Verb

catholicize - cause to adopt Catholicism

catholicise, latinise, latinize

convert - cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"

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