ˈmishəˌnīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: mission (I) + -ize
intransitive verb
: to carry on missionary work
was missionizing in distant China — Times Literary Supplement
transitive verb
: to conduct a mission or do missionary work among
enable Christians to take heathens from barbaric conditions in order to civilize and missionize them — J.C.Brauer
were visited, missionized, colonized, and civilized for India — A.L.Kroeber
• mis·sion·iz·er -zə(r) noun -s