To make atheistic; to convert someone to atheism or to cause them to abandon belief in gods.
From 'atheist' + '-ize,' the suffix that creates verbs meaning 'to make' or 'to cause to become.' This relatively rare verb emerged in English during the 17th-18th centuries.
Historical records show that during the Enlightenment, critics used 'atheize' as an accusation—they claimed certain philosophers and scientists were 'atheizing' society through reason and evidence!
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