verb
1. make secular and draw away from a religious orientation (Freq. 1)
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Ataturk secularized Turkey
• Syn: ↑secularise
• Derivationally related forms: ↑secularisation (for: ↑secularise), ↑secularization
• Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
2. transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
• Syn: ↑desacralize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑secularization
• Hypernyms: ↑transfer
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
Useful english dictionary. 2012.