- puritanize
- \\-ənˌīz, -əˌnīz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: sometimes capitalized: to practice puritanism : conform to puritan beliefs: to make puritan : give a puritan character to
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Puritanize — Pu ri*tan*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puritanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puritanizing}.] To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans. Bp. Montagu. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puritanize — pu·ri·tan·ize … English syllables
Puritanized — Puritanize Pu ri*tan*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puritanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puritanizing}.] To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans. Bp. Montagu. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puritanizing — Puritanize Pu ri*tan*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puritanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puritanizing}.] To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans. Bp. Montagu. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
