atheize

1. & i. [Gr. ἄθεος ( atheos ) = without God; denying the existence of God; and Eng. -ize to make.] [See suffix -IZE.] A. Transitive: To render atheistic. "... they endeavoured to atheize one another..." -Bp. Berkeley: The Minute Philosopher, Dial. ii. B. Intransitive: To speak or write in an atheistic manner. ". to see if we can find any other philosophers who atheized before Demo crit us and Leu cippus, as also what form of atheism they entertained."-Cudworth: Intell . Syst ., p. 3. ( Richardson .)