spiritualize-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: give a spiritual meaning to

Examples:
He spiritualized that text of Scripture.
The tendency to spiritualize our existence has been crucial species' success.
We spiritualize some of these stories.
I spiritualize nature, saturating it with inner ideality.

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VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: spiritualize.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: elecate or idealize in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

Examples:
This kind of dying does not spiritualize.
We must endeavour to spiritualise ourselves.
Spiritualizing the senses does not mean transcending them.
Yoga practices transform the mind, spiritualizing one's consciousness.

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VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: spiritualize.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: purify from the corrupting influences of the world

Examples:
During his stay at the ashram, he was spiritualized.
How does Hope spiritualize the earth, i.e., make it purer?
The project was to spiritualize the world of things.
Their goal was to spiritualize the world of matter, killing anything abhorrent.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: spiritualize.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3