laicize

vt. 使还俗, 让外行担任

发音

其它 /ˈleɪ.ɪ.saɪz/

词形变化

laicized laicizes 三单 laicizes laicizing laicizing 现在分词 laicized 过去式 laicized 过去分词

别名

laicise

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.

    及物

    They will laicise each of the schools in the district.

  2. 2.

    To reduce from clergy to layman.

    及物

    Due to his controversial views the Vatican decided to laicise the priest.

  3. 3.

    To convert to lay status.

    不及物

    The soup kitchen laicised, it moved out of the church and registered as an independent non-profit.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

laicise

上位词 3

change alter modify

词源

From laic (“layperson”) + -ize (verbal suffix).

来源：wiktionary