Home › Words › M › monasticizemonasticizemonasticize · verb — to make monastic.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom monastic + -ize.verbTo make monastic.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.monasticization 86% match — The process of monasticizing. vs monasticize →ecclesiasticize 71% match — To make ecclesiastic. vs monasticize →monkishly 69% match — In a monkish way. vs monasticize →monkly 67% match — Like or befitting a monk. vs monasticize →monkish 66% match — Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism. vs monasticize →monklike 66% match — Resembling or characteristic of a monk. vs monasticize →byzantinize 66% match — To make Byzantine. vs monasticize →sacredize 65% match — To make sacred. vs monasticize →