v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Spiritualized p. pr. & vb. n. Spiritualizing ] [ Cf. F. spiritualiser. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual sense; -- opposed to literalize. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Old Chem.) To extract spirit from; also, to convert into, or impregnate with, spirit. [ 1913 Webster ] |