angelize
English
Alternative forms
- angelise (non-Oxford British spelling)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪnd͡ʒəlaɪz/
Verb
angelize (third-person singular simple present angelizes, present participle angelizing, simple past and past participle angelized)
- (transitive) To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic.
- W. Taylor
- It ought not to be our object to angelize, nor to brutalize, but to humanize man.
- W. Taylor
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (to become a demon): demonize
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to render angelic
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References
- “angelize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Portuguese
Verb
angelize
- inflection of angelizar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative