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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Christianize
    v 1: adapt in the name of Christianity; "some people want to
         Christianize ancient pagan sites"
    2: convert to Christianity; "missionaries have tried to
       Christianize native people all over the world" [syn:
       Christianize, Christianise]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Christianize \Chris"tian*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Christianized; p. pr. & vb. n. Christianizing.] [Cf. F.
   christianiser, L. christianizare, fr. Gr. ?.]
   1. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to
      Christianize pagans.
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   2. To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles.
      [1913 Webster]

            Christianized philosophers.           --I. Taylor.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Christianize \Chris"tian*ize\, v. i.
   To adopt the character or belief of a Christian; to become
   Christian.
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         The pagans began to Christianize.        --Latham.
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