1. to make heathen; to convert to heathenism or cause to adopt heathen beliefs or practices
Usage: transitive verb; formal or literary; often used in historical or religious contexts

Examples

• The missionary warned that secular influences heathenizes the youth of the region.
• Some religious scholars argued that certain practices heathenizes the community.
• The novel depicts how foreign customs gradually heathenizes the isolated village.
• Critics claimed the new policies heathenizes public institutions.
• Historical accounts describe how the invaders heathenizes the conquered territories.