"Jesuitize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: Jesuitizes [present, singular, third-person], Jesuitizing [participle, present], Jesuitized [participle, past], Jesuitized [past]
Etymology: Jesuit + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Jesuit|ize}} Jesuit + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} Jesuitize (third-person singular simple present Jesuitizes, present participle Jesuitizing, simple past and past participle Jesuitized)
  1. (transitive) To convert to the form of catholicism practiced by the Jesuits; to make (more) Jesuit. Tags: transitive Synonyms: jesuitize, Jesuitise, jesuitise
    Sense id: en-Jesuitize-en-verb-tslUC85n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 76 24
  2. (transitive and intransitive) To argue like a Jesuit; to engage in sophistry (about). Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-Jesuitize-en-verb-qrRSqxIY

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