proselytize
verb (used with or without object)
to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit to a religion or other belief system.
proselytise
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a variation of
proselytize.
Example Sentences
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But he does not want to turn Malawi into a theocracy and neither does he want to proselytise, he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2020
As word spread, more people yearned to proselytise the Bikram method.
From Economist ● Jul. 4, 2018
Hayley took to Livejournal to agonise over a line from their breakout hit Misery Business, "God does it feel so good", though she refused to proselytise.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 26, 2013
Then, as now, he was keen to proselytise for his country's music and arts.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2012
Many of them no longer even try to proselytise, having found their inability to stretch beyond their boundaries; others still labour, but their gains are few—how few only those who have watched can know.
From The Hearts of Men by H. (Harold) Fielding
