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ethicize

[eth-uh-sahyz] / ˈɛθ əˌsaɪz /
VERB
civilize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquaint enlighten ennoble humanize idealize refine sophisticate tame
STRONG
acculturate advance better cultivate edify educate elevate enrich foster improve indoctrinate inform instruct polish promote reclaim spiritualize uplift
WEAK
help forward
Antonyms
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mislead
STRONG
condemn decrease demote hurt ignore learn neglect worsen

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Dubbed the “Devil Winds” in legend and literature, the Santa Ana is an old fixture of this trope, mythicized as a force of insanity, murder, and suicide.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2017

Emulating their mythicized forebears, Americans have turned their country into an arsenal.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have here no mythicized version of a real journey but a voyage of the imagination.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

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