IPA: //ˈspɪrɪtʃuəlaɪz//
KK: /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəlaɪz/
To give a spiritual quality or meaning to something, making it more connected to the spirit or soul.
The artist aimed to spiritualize his work, infusing it with deeper meaning and emotion.
Past: spiritualized
Past Participle: spiritualized
Spiritualize → It is formed from "spiritus" (from Latin, meaning breath or spirit) and the suffix "-ize" (meaning to make or to become). The word "spiritualize" means to make something spiritual or to imbue it with spiritual qualities.
Think of 'spirit' as the essence of life and 'to make' something spiritual — that's why spiritualize means to make something have a spiritual quality.