Missionization

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The religious work of a missionary. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The imposition of the mission system by the Spanish on the Native Americans in their colonies. countable, historical, uncountable
  3. 3
    The process of missionizing (making something, such as an aircraft, suitable for a military or other mission). countable, uncountable

    "[…] proposes missionization costs to be borne by the Coast Guard in fiscal year 2006 . The cost of these planes has been outside the original Deepwater plan […]"

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"[…] proposes missionization costs to be borne by the Coast Guard in fiscal year 2006 . The cost of these planes has been outside the original Deepwater plan […]"

Etymology

From mission + -ization or missionize + -ation.

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