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Verb
S:
(v)
spiritualize
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spiritualise
(give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense)
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S:
(v)
interpret
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construe
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see
(make sense of; assign a meaning to)
"What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
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W:
(v)
literalize
[Opposed to:
spiritualize
] (make literal)
"literalize metaphors"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
spiritualize
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spiritualise
(purify from the corrupting influences of the world)
"During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized"