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- verb UK Alternative spelling of
ritualize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make or evolve into a ritual
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Examples
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It adopts black colour as colour of mourning in order to ritualise shi'ism and create an illusion among the Shi'i Muslims that they are followers of Imam Husain.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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A recent book, London Lore by Steve Roud, uncovers many of these early tales, rules and unwritten codes that set out and ritualise the correct way to get along in London.
Telegraph Blogs 2008
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