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Prelatize

Prel′a-tize

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Prelatized
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Prelatizing
.]
To bring under the influence of prelacy.
Palfrey.

Prel′a-tize

,
Verb.
I.
To uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions.
An episcopacy that began then to
prelatize
.
Milton.

Definition 2024


prelatize

prelatize

English

Verb

prelatize (third-person singular simple present prelatizes, present participle prelatizing, simple past and past participle prelatized)

  1. (intransitive) To uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions.
    • Milton
      An episcopacy that began then to prelatize.
  2. (transitive) To bring under the influence of prelacy.
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