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proselytize

[ pros-uh-li-tahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, pros·e·lyt·ized, pros·e·lyt·iz·ing.
  1. to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit to a religion or other belief system.


proselytize

/ ˈprɒsɪlɪˌtaɪz /

verb

  1. to convert (someone) from one religious faith to another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌproselytiˈzation, noun
  • ˈproselytˌizer, noun
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Other Words From

  • pros·e·lyt·is·tic [pros-, uh, -li-, tis, -tik, -lahy-], adjective
  • pros·e·lyt·i·za·tion [pros-, uh, -l, uh, -tahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • pros·e·lyt·iz·er noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of proselytize1

First recorded in 1670–80; proselyte + -ize
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Example Sentences

As someone who has zero interest in most books beloved by proselytizing, glassy-eyed dudes of the 1970s and 1980s, I always figured I could never be a Dune person.

From Time

This means they are proliferating on lesser-known platforms that give them less reach, but more opportunities to proselytize with abandon.

From Ozy

The Smocks, sometimes accompanied by their five daughters and other open-air preachers, roam the country, attempting to proselytize students to abandon their lives of sin.

I haven’t been this disappointed since I found out Aslan the lion was really Jesus and Narnia was proselytizing.

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