ritualize

verb

rit·​u·​al·​ize ˈri-chə-wə-ˌlīz 

-chə-ˌlīz;

ˈrich-wə-

ritualized; ritualizing

intransitive verb

: to practice ritualism

transitive verb

1

: to make a ritual of

2

: to impose a ritual on

ritualization

ˌri-chə-wə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

-chə-lə-;

ˌrich-wə-

noun

Examples of ritualize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Using water as a healing space is one of the oldest ways that cultures have ritualized the experience of connection and purification. —Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023

Since the subjects aren’t greatly individualized, the film’s just-the-facts approach becomes naggingly repetitive, almost ritualized. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2023

Throughout history, enslaved Romani families likely used the concept of marimé as a way to ritualize hygiene in slave quarters. —The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023

For some crypto executives, ritualized cleansing is not enough. —Erin Griffith, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense