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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I have glimpsed it a little bit – people from the church have been on set now and again, but he doesn’t proselytise about it.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2018
As word spread, more people yearned to proselytise the Bikram method.
From Economist ● Jul. 4, 2018
I think Christians often seek to avoid tension, so we don't proselytise from the stage for fear of splitting or turning the room.
From BBC ● May 8, 2013
Then, as now, he was keen to proselytise for his country's music and arts.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2012
There is only one religion in the world that would send its servants to do what you are doing—to serve and not to proselytise.
From The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire by Arthur Keysall Yapp
