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Christianize has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

adapt in the name of Christianity

"some people want to Christianize ancient pagan sites"

2

convert to Christianity

"missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world"

3

To make Christian.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
adapt convert

Origin

This word comes from combining "Christian" with the suffix "-ize." It originally meant to make someone a follower of Christ or to convert them to Christianity.

Rhyming Words
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