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sa·cral·ize

 (sā′krə-līz′, săk′rə-)
tr.v. sa·cra·lized, sa·cra·liz·ing, sa·cra·liz·es
To make sacred.
sa′cral·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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sacralize

(ˈseɪkrəˌlaɪz) or

sacralise

vb (tr)
(Anthropology & Ethnology) to make sacred
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sa•cral•ize

(ˈseɪ krəˌlaɪz, ˈsæk rə-)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to make sacred; imbue with sacred character.
[1930–35]
sa`cral•i•za′tion, n.
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