Word: secularizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: se
cu
lar
i
zing
Definition: Present participle of secularize; make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
Morphemes:
Affix: secular
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saeculum
Language: la
Decoded: saeculum
Meaning: generation; century
Affix: -āris
Language: la
Decoded: -aris
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.