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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 sec·u·lar·ize /ˈsɛkjələˌraɪz/
 (vt.)使世俗化,使還俗,改作俗用

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sec·u·lar·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secularized p. pr. & vb. n. Secularizing ]
 1. To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to secularize a priest or a monk.
 2. To convert from spiritual to secular or common use; as, to secularize a church, or church property.
    At the Reformation the abbey was secularized.   --W. Coxe.
 3. To make worldly or unspiritual.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 secularize
      v 1: make secular and draw away from a religious orientation;
           "Ataturk secularized Turkey" [syn: secularise]
      2: transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or
         control