secularize

verb

Definition of secularizenext
as in to dissuade

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Recent Examples of secularize There is an active effort to drive religion out of the public square, to secularize America. — Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2024 Both began as missions established by Spanish colonizers that were later secularized and grew into towns after Mexico won its independence. — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2023 Yet for all the rejoicing, American society continues to secularize. — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022 Early campaigns for financial reorganization gave way to ambitious attempts to secularize the inhabitants of monastic houses on a scale unseen in any other national church—with dramatic social as well as economic consequences. — Crawford Gribben, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for secularize
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dissuade
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  • Voting rights advocates argue that requirements to present birth certificates or passports in order to register to vote is intended to make voting more difficult, to dissuade some people from voting at all.
    — Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The specter of the lockout may dissuade owner Bob Nutting from making major changes this offseason.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dissuade

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