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Christianize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃənaɪz/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Christianise alternative lexicographic
Christianizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Christianized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Christianized Tense=Past lexicographic
Christianizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

de-Christianize

Deriveds

Christianization · rechristianize · dechristianize · de-Christianise · Christianizer

Translations (34)

sh pokr̀stiti (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · oc cristianisar (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · ar نَصَّرَ (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · vi Thiên Chúa giáo hóa (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · kk христиандандыру (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · mi whakakaraitiana (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · ru обрати́ть в христиа́нство (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · tl samakakristuhin (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · fi kristillistää (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · pt cristianizar (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · es cristianizar (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · ko 기독교화(基督敎化)하다 (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · de verchristlichen (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · ru обраща́ть в христиа́нство (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · ast cristianizar (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · eo kristanigi (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · sh kristijanizírati (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · ro creștina (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · vi Cơ Đốc giáo hóa (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · el εκχριστιανίζω (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · ga críostaigh (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · gl cristianizar (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · ja キリスト教化する (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · ca cristianitzar (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · it cristianizzare (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · nl kerstenen (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · cy Cristioneiddio (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · sv kristna (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · pl chrystianizować (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · fr christianiser (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · vi Kitô giáo hóa (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · de christianisieren (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · pl schrystianizować (to (cause to) convert to Christianity) · cmn 基督教化 (to (cause to) convert to Christianity)