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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  • Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart in the first half, and six minutes after Jarell Quansah was sent off, Kane converted a penalty to restore England’s two-goal lead.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Half the elegant stable block (converted into a studio by Beaton) and a cozy dairy house remained.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
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  • The high tides are being influenced by an overall swell in the Pacific Ocean that’s being caused by stormy weather in the Southern Hemisphere.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 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 10 Jul. 2026.

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