Spir"it*u*al*ize (?), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Spiritualized (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Spiritualizing (?).] [Cf. F.
spiritualiser.] 1. To refine
intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of
the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to; as, to
spiritualize soul.
This seen in the clear air, and the whole
spiritualized by endless recollections, fills the eye and the
heart more forcibly than I can find words to say.
Carlyle.
2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in
a spiritual sense; -- opposed to literalize.
3. (Old Chem.) To extract spirit from;
also, to convert into, or impregnate with, spirit.
Spir"it*u*al*ize (?), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Spiritualized (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Spiritualizing (?).] [Cf. F.
spiritualiser.] 1. To refine
intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of
the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to; as, to
spiritualize soul.
This seen in the clear air, and the whole
spiritualized by endless recollections, fills the eye and the
heart more forcibly than I can find words to say.
Carlyle.
2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in
a spiritual sense; -- opposed to literalize.
3. (Old Chem.) To extract spirit from;
also, to convert into, or impregnate with, spirit.
