Mostly in military, business, or religious contexts, meaning ‘to send on a mission’ or ‘to engage in missionary work’.
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missionnerEmploi rare: envoyer en mission, affecter à une tâche. évangéliserDans le sens religieux: mener une activité missionnaire. Définitions
To send someone on a specific task or assignment. The commander missioned the squad to rescue the hostages.
To engage in or conduct missionary or outreach work. They have missioned among remote communities for decades.
Used attributively before a noun to mean ‘relating to a mission’.
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missionEmploi attributif, notamment dans les expressions liées à une mission ou à un style associé aux missions espagnoles. The mission briefing outlined every possible contingency.
Le briefing mission a exposé toutes les éventualités possibles.
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Relating to or characteristic of a mission, especially an assigned task or operation. The mission briefing outlined every possible contingency.
Designating a style of plain, sturdy furniture or architecture associated with the Spanish missions of California. They furnished the living room with mission tables and chairs.