Home › Words › M › missionizemissionize/ˈmɪʃənʌɪz/missionize means to work as a missionary; to do missionary work.missionize is pronounced /ˈmɪʃənʌɪz/.EtymologyFrom mission + -ize.verbTo work as a missionary; to do missionary work.To do missionary work among (a people) or in (a particular place).To teach and to bring under the control of European religion and culture through the mission system, as the Spanish did with Native Americans in their colonies.To make suitable for a military (or intelligence gathering, etc) mission.e.g.“The program will not design a new aircraft but will missionize an existing airframe, most likely a foreign design that is in service around the world.” — 1994, United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, S. 1587, Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1993: Joint Hearings Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Committee on ArDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.missionaryize 85% match — To spread religion to, in the role of a missionary. vs missionize →missionarying 77% match — The religious work of a missionary. vs missionize →missioneering 71% match — The religious work done by missionaries. vs missionize →apostolize 68% match — To convert; to proselytize. vs missionize →missionar 66% match — A missionary. vs missionize →missionaryship 65% match — The state or business of a missionary. vs missionize →missional 63% match — Of or pertaining to a religious mission; missionary. vs missionize →evangelize 63% match — To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to. vs missionize →