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missionize

/ˈmɪʃənʌɪz/

missionize verb: to work as a missionary; to do missionary work.

Verb

missionize (third-person singular simple present missionizes, present participle missionizing, simple past and past participle missionized)

  1. (intransitive) To work as a missionary; to do missionary work.
  2. (transitive) To do missionary work among (a people) or in (a particular place).
  3. (historical, transitive) To 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. (transitive) To make suitable for a military (or intelligence gathering, etc) mission.
    • 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...
    • 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...

Forms of missionize

third-person singular presentmissionizes
present participlemissionizing
past participlemissionized
pastmissionized
alternative formmissionise

Origin of missionize

From mission + -ize.

Words formed from missionize

Questions about missionize

What does missionize mean?
Missionize means to work as a missionary; to do missionary work.
What part of speech is missionize?
Missionize is a verb.
How do you pronounce missionize?
Missionize is pronounced /ˈmɪʃənʌɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of missionize?
The past tense of missionize is missionized.

Words near missionize in the dictionary

  1. missioniser
  2. missionises
  3. missionising
  4. missionization
  5. missionizations
  6. missionize
  7. missionized
  8. missionizer
  9. missionizers
  10. missionizes
  11. missionizing

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