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Christianize   /krˈɪstʃənˌaɪz/   Listen
Christianize

verb
(past & past part. christianized; pres. part. christianizing)
1.
Adapt in the name of Christianity.
2.
Convert to Christianity.  Synonym: Christianise.





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"Christianize" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Bible, here are the hymns; who will provide the means to scatter them, and who will go to carry them? We are preparing those who will go with you as assistants and interpreters. We hear of those who wish to get rid of the Indians; the surest way to do it is to educate them and Christianize them. ...
— The American Missionary — Volume 38, No. 01, January, 1884 • Various
... establishment and destruction of the Moravian "Village of Peace" are given at some length, and with minute description. The efforts to Christianize the Indians are described as they never have been before, and the author has depicted the characters of the leaders of the several Indian tribes with great care, which of itself will be ...
— Capitola's Peril - A Sequel to 'The Hidden Hand' • Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth
... anglicize apologize apostrophize apprize (to value) authorize baptize brutalize canonize catechize catholicize cauterize centralize characterize christianize civilize colonize criticize crystallize demoralize dogmatize economize emphasize epitomize equalize eulogize evangelize extemporize familiarize fertilize fossilize fraternize galvanize generalize ...
— Division of Words • Frederick W. Hamilton


Words linked to "Christianize" :   convert, Christianise, adapt, Christianization, accommodate


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