missionize

present singular third person missionizes · participle present missionizing · participle past missionized · past missionized · alternative missionise

1. intransitiveTo work as a missionary; to do missionary work.
2. transitiveTo do missionary work among (a people) or in (a particular place).
3. historicaltransitiveTo teach and to bring under the control of European religion and culture through the mission system, as the Spanish did with Native Americans in their colonies.
4. transitiveTo make suitable for a military (or intelligence gathering, etc) mission.

   The Coast Guard will leverage Navy and Air Force relationships to missionize the aircraft and procure spares[…]

   2011, United States House Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for 2012: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, page 342

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   The program will not design a new aircraft but will missionize an existing airframe, most likely a foreign design that is in service around the world.

   1994, United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, S. 1587, Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1993: Joint Hearings Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on S. 1587 ... February 24, March 10 and 16, 1994, page 450