Christianize
[kris-chuh-nahyz]
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verb (used with object), Chris·tian·ized, Chris·tian·iz·ing.
to make Christian.
to imbue with Christian principles.
Also especially British, Chris·tian·ise.
Origin of Christianize
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He was not seeking to christianize the natives; that was a plausible subterfuge.
Aztec LandMaturin M. Ballou
Christianize Rome, and you impart the very principle of endurance, of immortality.
AurelianWilliam Ware
To socialize and Christianize half the people of the world is the task of centuries.
SocietyHenry Kalloch Rowe
Was it possible to teach them right and wrong, to Christianize, or even to civilize them?
The Story of John G. PatonJames Paton
Can nothing be done to christianize the ferocious tribes of the Andamans?
The Wreck on the AndamansJoseph Darvall
Christianize
Christianise
verb (tr)
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