ritualize

UK: /ˈrɪtjʊəˌlaɪz/ US: (rich′o̅o̅ ə līz′)

Inflections of 'ritualize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

ritualizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

ritualizing

v pres p (US & UK)

ritualized

v past (US & UK)

ritualized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

rit•u•al•ize  (rich′o̅o̅ ə līz′), v., -ized, -iz•ing. 
v.i. 

1. to practice ritualism.

v.t. 

2. to make into a ritual:
   to ritualize the serving of tea.
3. to convert (someone) to ritualism;
   impose ritualism upon.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] rit′u•al•ise′. 

• ritual + -ize 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ritualize, ritualise / ˈrɪtjʊəˌlaɪz/ verb

1. (intransitive) to engage in ritualism or devise rituals
2. (transitive) to make (something) into a ritual