proselytize
verb (used with or without object)
to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit to a religion or other belief system.
proselytized
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past participleof proselytize.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 proselytize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
proselytizeverb (used with or without object)to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit to a religion or other belief system.
Example Sentences
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Muslims ruled large parts of India from the early 13th to the 19th century, and during this era Muslim preachers and Sufi mystics actively proselytized for Islam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
As prisons filled and pastors proselytized inside, some gang members began converting to evangelicalism, a growing movement in El Salvador that preached the power of repentance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
X says she was not proselytized, let alone "radicalized," by a Muslim chaplain or anyone else.
From Salon ● May 8, 2022
She said the values around glamorized wealth and extreme thinness have only been proselytized wider as Ms. Zuckerbrot’s renown has grown.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2020
I knew that Gaur was a member of the party, but he had never proselytized for it.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
