Atheizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Converts a person or group to atheism, or makes a belief system or institution godless in outlook
2. Causes someone to abandon religious belief and adopt a non-theistic worldview, or strips a system of faith of its theistic character
3. Turns a believer toward disbelief in any deity, or removes religious assumptions from a body of thought or practice

Etymology: "Atheizes" is the third-person singular present form of "atheize," a verb meaning to make someone an atheist or to act in an atheistic way. Its base is "atheistic," which itself comes from "atheist," built on Greek "atheos," meaning "without god." The verb takes its shape from the suffix "-ize," which turns a noun or adjective into a verb meaning "to make into" or "to treat in the manner of," so "atheize" is simply "atheistic" plus that ending.