Christianize

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/ˈkɹɪst͡ʃənaɪz/

verb

To make Christian.

Similar
Christianise
Opposite
de-Christianize
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Meanings

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

present singular third person Christianizes · participle present Christianizing · participle past Christianized · past Christianized · alternative Christianise

  1. transitiveTo make Christian.
  2. transitiveTo cause to convert to Christianity.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
de-Christianize

verbconvert to Christianity

Similar
Christianise
Broader
convert

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Christian + -ize.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic نَصَّرَ
  • نَصَّرَ (naṣṣara)to (cause to) convert to Christianity
Catalan cristianitzar
  • cristianitzarto (cause to) convert to Christianity
Chinese Mandarin 基督教化
  • 基督教化 (Jīdūjiàohuà)to (cause to) convert to Christianity
Dutch kerstenen
  • kerstenento (cause to) convert to Christianity
Esperanto kristanigi
  • kristanigito (cause to) convert to Christianity
Finnish kristillistää
  • kristillistääto (cause to) convert to Christianity
French christianiser
  • christianiserto (cause to) convert to Christianity
German christianisieren, verchristlichen
  • christianisierento (cause to) convert to Christianity
  • verchristlichento (cause to) convert to Christianity
Greek εκχριστιανίζω
  • εκχριστιανίζω (ekchristianízo)to (cause to) convert to Christianity
Irish críostaigh
  • críostaighto (cause to) convert to Christianity
Italian cristianizzare
  • cristianizzareto (cause to) convert to Christianity
Japanese キリスト教化する
  • キリスト教化する (Kirisuto-kyō-ka suru)to (cause to) convert to Christianity
Korean 기독교화(基督敎化)하다
  • 기독교화(基督敎化)하다 (gidokgyohwahada)to (cause to) convert to Christianity
Māori whakakaraitiana
  • whakakaraitianato (cause to) convert to Christianity
Polish chrystianizować, schrystianizować
  • chrystianizowaćto (cause to) convert to Christianity
  • schrystianizowaćto (cause to) convert to Christianity
Portuguese cristianizar
  • cristianizarto (cause to) convert to Christianity
Romanian creștina
  • creștinato (cause to) convert to Christianity
Russian обраща́ть в христиа́нство, обрати́ть в христиа́нство
  • обраща́ть в христиа́нство (obraščátʹ v xristiánstvo)to (cause to) convert to Christianity
  • обрати́ть в христиа́нство (obratítʹ v xristiánstvo)to (cause to) convert to Christianity
Spanish cristianizar
  • cristianizarto (cause to) convert to Christianity
Swedish kristna
  • kristnato (cause to) convert to Christianity
Tagalog samakakristuhin
  • samakakristuhinto (cause to) convert to Christianity
Vietnamese Kitô giáo hóa, Cơ Đốc giáo hóa
  • Kitô giáo hóato (cause to) convert to Christianity
  • Cơ Đốc giáo hóato (cause to) convert to Christianity
  • Thiên Chúa giáo hóato (cause to) convert to Christianity
Welsh Cristioneiddio
  • Cristioneiddioto (cause to) convert to Christianity
Cite this entry
APA

Christianize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christianize

MLA

“Christianize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christianize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christianize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christianize.

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