evangelize
verb (used with object)
to preach the gospel to.
evangelise
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a variation of
evangelize.
Example Sentences
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In his speech to Spanish bishops, he urged them to "build a new reality through respectful dialogue and the use of new languages" to evangelise, urging them to recognise young people's "search for meaning".
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
In London, I'd travel miles to Congolese shops to excavate bags of attiéké from the permafrost at the bottom of a chest freezer, stockpiling it for dinner guests I could evangelise.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
But Lapierre’s band of natural winemakers cultivated a small, dedicated following in Paris and abroad who were willing to evangelise for them.
From The Guardian ● May 15, 2018
But it lacks its own cause for which to evangelise.
From Economist ● Aug. 22, 2017
Were I a Trappist, I would use my hour to evangelise converts to silence, would break the long year's quiet but to whisper, 'How good is silence!'
From Prose Fancies by Richard Le Gallienne
