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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ritualize /ˈrɪtʃuəlʌɪz/ (or ritualise)

▶verb (usu. as adj. ritualized)

1 make into a ritual by following a pattern of actions.

2 Zoology retain (a behaviour pattern) as a form of display or interaction, without its original function.

– derivatives
ritualization noun.

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