spiritualize

Meanings

Verb

give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
purify from the corrupting influences of the world
- "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized"
To make spiritual; to invoke spirituality.
To refine intellectually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to.
To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual sense; opposed to literalize.
To extract spirit.
To convert into, or impregnate with, spirit.

Origin / Etymology

From spiritual + -ize.

Synonyms

glorify, spiritualise, transfigure

Antonyms

literalize

Scrabble Score: 23

spiritualize is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
spiritualize is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spiritualize is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

spiritualize is a valid Words With Friends word