# cristianizar
## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɾistjaniˈθaɾ/ [kɾis̪.t̪ja.niˈθaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: cris‧tia‧ni‧zar

### Verb

cristianizar (first-person singular indicative present cristianizo, past participle cristianizáu)
* to Christianize (to convert to Christianity)

#### Derived terms

* cristianización

#### Related terms

* cristianu

### Further reading

* Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). →ISBN. on-line version.

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɾistjaniˈθaɾ/ [kɾis̺.t̪ja.niˈθaɾ]
* IPA: (standard) /kɾistjaniˈθaɾ/ [kɾis̺.t̪ja.niˈθaɾ]
* IPA: (seseo) /kɾistjaniˈsaɾ/ [kɾis.t̪ja.niˈsaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: cris‧tia‧ni‧zar

### Verb

cristianizar (first-person singular present cristianizo, first-person singular preterite cristianicei, past participle cristianizado) cristianizar (first-person singular present cristianizo, first-person singular preterite cristianizei, past participle cristianizado, reintegrationist norm)
* (transitive) to Christianize (to convert to Christianity)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* cristianización

#### Related terms

* cristián

### Further reading

* “cristianizar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “cristianizar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cristianizar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cristianizar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kɾis.t͡ʃi.a.niˈza(ʁ)/ [kɾis.t͡ʃɪ.a.niˈza(h)], (faster pronunciation) /kɾis.t͡ʃja.niˈza(ʁ)/ [kɾis.t͡ʃja.niˈza(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kɾis.t͡ʃi.a.niˈza(ʁ)/ [kɾis.t͡ʃɪ.a.niˈza(h)], (faster pronunciation) /kɾis.t͡ʃja.niˈza(ʁ)/ [kɾis.t͡ʃja.niˈza(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kɾis.t͡ʃi.a.niˈza(ɾ)/ [kɾis.t͡ʃɪ.a.niˈza(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /kɾis.t͡ʃja.niˈza(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kɾiʃ.t͡ʃi.a.niˈza(ʁ)/ [kɾiʃ.t͡ʃɪ.a.niˈza(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /kɾiʃ.t͡ʃja.niˈza(ʁ)/ [kɾiʃ.t͡ʃja.niˈza(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kɾis.t͡ʃi.a.niˈza(ɻ)/ [kɾis.t͡ʃɪ.a.niˈza(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /kɾis.t͡ʃja.niˈza(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɾiʃ.tjɐ.niˈzaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɾiʃ.tjɐ.niˈzaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kɾiʃ.tjɐ.niˈza.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: cris‧ti‧a‧ni‧zar

### Verb

cristianizar (first-person singular present cristianizo, first-person singular preterite cristianizei, past participle cristianizado)
* (transitive) to Christianize (to convert to Christianity)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* cristianização

#### Related terms

* cristão

### Further reading

* “cristianizar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “cristianizar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “cristianizar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “cristianizar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “cristianizar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “cristianizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /kɾistjaniˈθaɾ/ [kɾis.t̪ja.niˈθaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /kɾistjaniˈsaɾ/ [kɾis.t̪ja.niˈsaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: cris‧tia‧ni‧zar

### Verb

cristianizar (first-person singular present cristianizo, first-person singular preterite cristianicé, past participle cristianizado)
* (transitive) to Christianize (to convert to Christianity)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* cristianización
* descristianizar

#### Related terms

* cristiano

### Further reading

* “cristianizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10