D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Christianize

/krĭs'-chən-īzˌ/ · Chris·tian·ize · IPA /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃənaɪz/
01 v. t. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans.
imp. & p. p. Christianized; p. pr. & vb. n. Christianizing
  1. 1.
    To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans.
  2. 2.
    To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles.
    Christianized philosophers.” I. Taylor.
02 v. i. To adopt the character or belief of a Christian; to become Christian.
  1. 1.
    To adopt the character or belief of a Christian; to become Christian.
    “The pagans began to Christianize.” — Latham.