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To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans.

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  1. v. t. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans.
  2. v. t. To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles.
  3. v. i. To adopt the character or belief of a Christian; to become Christian.
  4. v. adapt in the name of Christianity
  5. v. convert to Christianity
  6. 1. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans. 2. To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles. Christianized philosophers. I. Taylor. To adopt the character or belief of a Christian; to become Christian. The pagans began to Christianize. Latham.
  7. To adopt the character or belief of a Christian; to becomeChristian.The pagans began to Christianize. Latham.
  8. v. adapt in the name of Christianity v. convert to Christianity