Word: laicize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: la
i
cize
Definition: To convert from church controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
Morphemes:
Affix: laic
Language: en
Meaning: layperson
Etymology Compounds: Affix: laicus
Language: la
Decoded: laicus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: lay (of the laity)
Affix: -ize
Language: en
Meaning: verbal suffix