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mis⋅sion⋅ize

  [mish-uh-nahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use missionize in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to conduct missionary work.
–verb (used with object)
2. to conduct missionary work in or among.
Also, especially British, mis⋅sion⋅ise.

Origin:
1820–30; mission + -ize
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mis·sion·ize   (mĭsh'ə-nīz')   
v.   mis·sion·ized, mis·sion·iz·ing, mis·sion·iz·es

v.   intr.
To do missionary work.
v.   tr.

  1. To perform missionary work in or among.

  2. To bring under the influence or control of a mission: "Eastern Apaches in what is now Texas were even missionized—briefly—in the eighteenth century" (William Brandon).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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