Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

christianize

/ˈkɹɪst͡ʃənaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
chris-tian-ize
IPA
/ˈkɹɪst͡ʃənaɪz/
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make Christian.

Transitive verb

verb

To cause to convert to Christianity.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English Christian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Christianize From Christian + -ize.

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Questions

How do you pronounce christianize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃənaɪz/.
What does christianize mean?
To make Christian.
Where does christianize come from?
Etymology tree English Christian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Christianize From Christian + -ize.

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