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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  • According to the company, approximately 60% of the carbon contained in coal can be converted directly into carbon materials rather than being released through combustion.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Organizers had converted the administrative conference room at North Little Rock High into a green room of sorts.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of converted
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  • Nund Rishi was influenced in part by the 14th-century Shaiva Hindu mystic and poet Lal Ded, one of Kashmir’s most revered spiritual figures.
    — Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • The pieces deeply influenced Yvonne Rainer and Steve Paxton, leading them to found the Judson Dance Theater, whose members would reshape modern dance over the ensuing decade in a way that continues to resonate more than half a century later.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026
Definition of influenced
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  • People who vote for MAGA Republicans are mentally challenged and brainwashed.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
  • Society has brainwashed us for decades into bottling our emotions, saying less, not rocking the boat, and just carrying so much on our shoulders.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of brainwashed
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“Missionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missionized. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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