missionized

verb

past tense of missionize
as in proselytized

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  1. proselytized
  2. converted
  3. influenced
  4. brainwashed
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  • The National Federation of Federal Employees and several individual USDA employees sued the department on May 13, alleging that Secretary Brooke Rollins has illegally proselytized workers.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • The two firms that have proselytized the recapitalization of enterprise software the most in this field are Thoma Bravo, with about $184 billion in assets, and Vista Equity Partners, with about $100 billion.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of proselytized
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  • Michigan finished 2 of 4 in the red zone, and Iowa converted on both of its drives inside the 20.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • If Smith impresses in training camp, his non-guaranteed deal could be converted to a standard contract.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of converted
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  • In reality though, every genome analysis is influenced by multiple of factors, such as the reference genome used for comparison and the technology used to sequence the DNA itself.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Richardson discusses how his early fascination with science and his enjoyment of science fiction has influenced his poetry and considers the way his aphorisms counterbalance his more lyric poems.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of influenced
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  • Some of them are derelict minors who have been captured by the settler organizations, taken to outposts in the Palestinian territories, brainwashed, and taught to kill.
    — David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026
  • How many people were brainwashed into showing up for a riot and then imprisoned for their actions over an idea that was never really theirs?
    — Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026
Definition of brainwashed
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“Missionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missionized. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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