deritualize

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verb

To reduce from the status of ritual.

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Meanings

verbderitualize (third-person singular simple present deritualizes, present participle deritualizing, simple past and past participle deritualized)

present singular third person deritualizes · participle present deritualizing · participle past deritualized · past deritualized

  1. transitiveTo reduce from the status of ritual.

Origin

From de- + ritualize.

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APA

deritualize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deritualize

MLA

“deritualize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deritualize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deritualize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deritualize.

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