puritanize

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verb

To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans.

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Meanings

verbpuritanize (third-person singular simple present puritanizes, present participle puritanizing, simple past and past participle puritanized)

present singular third person puritanizes · participle present puritanizing · participle past puritanized · past puritanized

  1. ambitransitiveTo agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans.

    M. PERKINS , in his Probleme though hee ſaine would puritanize it , and ſo goeth on, hanging hoofe againſt hoofe, yet confeſſeth, that the Fathers uſed to arm themſelves againſt the Divell with the ſigne of the Croſſe

    1625, Richard Montagu, Appello Caesarem: a just Appeale from two unjust Informers

Origin

From Puritan + -ize.

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APA

puritanize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puritanize

MLA

“puritanize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puritanize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puritanize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puritanize.

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