sabbatize

verb

sab·​ba·​tize

ˈsabəˌtīz

-ed/-ing/-s

sometimes capitalized

intransitive verb

: to keep the sabbath

transitive verb

: to keep as the sabbath

Word History

Etymology

Middle English sabatisen, from Late Latin sabbatizare, from Greek sabbatizein, from sabbaton sabbath + -izein -ize

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