puritanize en · VERB
Etymology
From Puritan + -ize.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans.
M. PERKINS , in his Probleme though hee ſaine would puritanize it , and ſo goeth on, hanging hoofe againſt hoofe, yet confeſſeth, that the Fathers uſed to arm themſelves againſt the Divell with the ſigne of the Croſſe
1625, Richard Montagu, Appello Caesarem: a just Appeale from two unjust Informers:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| puritanizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| puritanizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| puritanized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| puritanized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |