Spiritualize

v. t.	1.	To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize soul. [imp. & p. p. Spiritualized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Spiritualizing .] This seen in the clear air, and the whole spiritualized by endless recollections, fills the eye and the heart more forcibly than I can find words to say. - Carlyle.
	2.	To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual sense; - opposed to literalize.
	3.	(Old Chem.) To extract spirit from; also, to convert into, or impregnate with, spirit.

Verb	1.	spiritualize - give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense Synonyms: spiritualise Antonyms: literalise, literalize - make literal; "literalize metaphors"
	2.	spiritualize - elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration Synonyms: transfigure, glorify
	3.	spiritualize - purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized" Synonyms: spiritualise

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