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Christianize

[ kris-chuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Chris·tian·ized, Chris·tian·iz·ing.
  1. to make Christian.
  2. to imbue with Christian principles.


Christianize

/ ˈkrɪstʃəˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. to make Christian or convert to Christianity
  2. to imbue with Christian principles, spirit, or outlook


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Derived Forms

  • ˌChristianiˈzation, noun
  • ˈChristianˌizer, noun

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Other Words From

  • Christian·i·zation noun
  • Christian·izer noun
  • de-Christian·ize verb deChristianized deChristianizing

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Christianize1

First recorded in 1585–95; Christian + -ize

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Example Sentences

This could be the tip of the spear in a larger battle to Christianize Jewish culture.

Wilson believed that to "Christianize the world" required the radical expansion of government power.

If the most effectual method of degrading woman be to barbarize man, the certain means of dignifying her is to christianize him.

But our object in the country is to civilize and Christianize the Indian tribes among whom we are located.

It was even justified upon the ground that it tended to Christianize the negro.

History furnishes us with abundant and specific evidence of his capacity to civilize and Christianize.

But those missionaries you spoke of, don't you think they will civilize, if not Christianize them?

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