missionize

Meaning

Verb

• To 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.

Origin

• From mission + -ize.