Antonyms of verb spiritualize

1 of 3 senses of spiritualize

Sense 1
spiritualize, spiritualise -- (give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense)
       Antonym of literalize (Sense 1)
      => literalize, literalise -- (make literal; "literalize metaphors")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spiritualize

3 senses of spiritualize

Sense 1
spiritualize, spiritualise -- (give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense)
       => interpret, construe, see -- (make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?")

Sense 2
transfigure, glorify, spiritualize -- (elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration)
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 3
spiritualize, spiritualise -- (purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized")
       => purify, purge, sanctify -- (make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified")