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heathenize

[ hee-th uh-nahyz ]
/ ˈhi ðəˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), hea·then·ized, hea·then·iz·ing.

to make heathen.

verb (used without object), hea·then·ized, hea·then·iz·ing.

to become heathen.

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Nearby words

  1. heathberry,
  2. heathen,
  3. heathendom,
  4. heathenish,
  5. heathenism,
  6. heather,
  7. heathery,
  8. heathfowl,
  9. heathy,
  10. heating
Also especially British, hea·then·ise.

Origin of heathenize

First recorded in 1675–85; heathen + -ize
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Examples from the Web for heathenize

  • Instead of your Christianizing them, they will heathenize you.

    Around The Tea-Table|T. De Witt Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for heathenize

heathenize

heathenise

/ (ˈhiːðəˌnaɪz) /

verb

to render or become heathen, or bring or come under heathen influence
(intr) to engage in heathen practices
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012