Christianize

Christianize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
English Christian
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English Christianize

    From Christian + -ize.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃənaɪz/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Verb

    Christianize (third-person singular simple present Christianizes, present participle Christianizing, simple past and past participle Christianized)

    1. (transitive) To make Christian.
    2. (transitive) To cause to convert to Christianity.

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