evangelize
- to preach the gospel to.
- to convert to Christianity.
- to preach the gospel; act as an evangelist.
Origin of evangelize
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Contemporary Examples of evangelize
His bid quickly floundered; memorable only for his promise to try to evangelize Chuck Schumer if elected to the Senate.
Bush will come on TV to talk about anything—even inane stuff like Cinco de Mayo parades—in order to evangelize for the GOP.
Historical Examples of evangelize
Again, Do we give as much as we ought to evangelize the heathen?
Thoughts on MissionsSheldon Dibble
To attempt to evangelize them was to fly in the face of Providence.
The Bridge of the GodsFrederic Homer Balch
There is no way to lift Europe so fast as to evangelize her sons who come to us.
The Minute Man of the FrontierW. G. Puddefoot
I would go forth, methought, at once, and evangelize the whole of Flatland.
FlatlandEdwin Abbott Abbott
And this is the mode of colonizationists to evangelize Africa!
Thoughts on African ColonizationWilliam Lloyd Garrison
evangelize
evangelise
- to preach the Christian gospel or a particular interpretation of it (to)
- (intr) to advocate a cause with the object of making converts
Word Origin and History for evangelize
late 14c., from Old French evangeliser "to spread or preach the Gospel," and directly from Medieval Latin or Late Latin evangelizare, from Greek euangelizesthai (see evangelist). Related: Evangelized; evangelizing; evangelization.