To ordain or create a bishop; to organize or govern according to episcopal (bishop-led) church principles, primarily in American English.
From Late Latin 'episcopus' (bishop) combined with the suffix '-ize' (American spelling). Parallel to British 'episcopise,' showing how spelling conventions split between English-speaking regions.
American '-ize' versus British '-ise' tells a linguistic story: American English preferred consistent '-ize' endings (influenced by Greek '-izein'), while British English kept more Latin variety.
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