laicize

== English == === Etymology === From laic (“layperson”) + -ize (verbal suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleɪ.ɪ.saɪz/, /ˈleɪsʌɪz/ === Verb === laicize (third-person singular simple present laicizes, present participle laicizing, simple past and past participle laicized) (transitive) To convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize. (transitive) To reduce from clergy to layman. (intransitive) To convert to lay status. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Verb === laicize inflection of laicizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative