evangelize
verb (used with object)
to preach the gospel to.
evangelized
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past participleof evangelize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof evangelize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
evangelizeverb (used with object)to preach the gospel to.
Example Sentences
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Users hoping to cure themselves of the universal affliction of screen-time addiction have evangelized the tech, while celebrities such as Conan O’Brien and Lorde have broadcast their love for the device unprompted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
“The approach that we adopted and evangelized over the last two years has proven to be really effective at decreasing harm and violence,” Braniff told the task force.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
And Ann Patchett evangelized her treadmill desk, which she said gave her a wonderful sense of “walking into my book” and which she spoke of with such fervor I briefly considered getting one myself.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
Dutch extreme athlete and wellness guru Wim Hof, known as “the Iceman,” evangelized the practice as key to his fitness method.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
The country is said to have been further evangelized by a mission sent by St. Gregory the Illuminator in the third century.
From A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient) by John Henry Blunt
