evangelize

[ ih-van-juh-lahyz ]

/ ɪˈvæn dʒəˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), e·van·ge·lized, e·van·ge·liz·ing.

to preach the gospel to.

to convert to Christianity.

verb (used without object), e·van·ge·lized, e·van·ge·liz·ing.

to preach the gospel; act as an evangelist.

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Also especially British, e·van·ge·lise .

Origin of evangelize

1350–1400; Middle English evangelisen<Late Latin evangelizāre<Late Greek euangelízein.See evangel¹, -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM evangelize

e·van·ge·li·za·tion, noune·van·ge·liz·er, nounun·e·van·ge·lized, adjective

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How to use evangelize in a sentence

And it is this virtue which God uses as His main witness, as His chief instrument, to evangelise the world.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
Unhindered by England, Ireland would evangelise the world, and that in double-quick time.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
Bernardino determined by God's help to evangelise his country, and to rescue souls from evil by the winning power of love.
Pictures in Umbria|Katharine S. (Katharine Sarah) Macquoid
The Church may be seeking to evangelise the heathen, and be giving up her own children to secular and materialistic influences.
The Ministry of Intercession|Andrew Murray

My business seems to be to evangelise,—to be a Presbyter at large.
The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume I (of 2)|Luke Tyerman

British Dictionary definitions for evangelize

evangelize

evangelise

/ (ɪˈvændʒɪˌlaɪz) /

verb

to preach the Christian gospel or a particular interpretation of it (to)

(intr) to advocate a cause with the object of making converts

Derived forms of evangelize

evangelization or evangelisation, nounevangelizer or evangeliser, noun

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