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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Judaize

· Ju·da·ize · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuːdeɪˌaɪz/
01 v. i. To conform to the doctrines, observances, or methods of the Jews; to inculcate or impose Judaism.
imp. & p. p. Judaized; p. pr. & vb. n. Judaizing
  1. 1.
    To conform to the doctrines, observances, or methods of the Jews; to inculcate or impose Judaism.
    “They . . . prevailed on the Galatians to Judaize so far as to observe the rites of Moses in various instances. They were Judaizing doctors, who taught the observation of the Mosaic law.” — Bp. Bull.
02 v. t. To impose Jewish observances or rites upon; to convert to Judaism.
  1. 1.
    To impose Jewish observances or rites upon; to convert to Judaism.
    “The heretical Theodotion, the Judaized Symmachus.” — Milton.