laicize

Other spellings

• (UK) laicise

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈleɪɪsʌɪz/

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Verb

Plain form laicize

Third-person singular laicizes

Past tense laicized

Past participle laicized

Present participle laicizing

1. (transitive) If a person laicizes, they withdraw their control over something.

   They will laicize each of the schools in the district.