"Wesleyanize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: Wesleyanizes [present, singular, third-person], Wesleyanizing [participle, present], Wesleyanized [participle, past], Wesleyanized [past]
Etymology: Wesleyan + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wesleyan|ize}} Wesleyan + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} Wesleyanize (third-person singular simple present Wesleyanizes, present participle Wesleyanizing, simple past and past participle Wesleyanized)
  1. To convert to Wesleyanism; To cause to conform to the theology of John Wesley. Synonyms: Wesleyanise
    Sense id: en-Wesleyanize-en-verb-DHUNqSJ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

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