proselytize
verb (used with or without object)
to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit to a religion or other belief system.
proselytizes
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present tense formof proselytize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The 48-year-old proselytizes a carefully calculated “flexitarian” pitch that goes down well in an age of better burgers and planetary anxiety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2020
Now, I am someone who proselytizes for the theatrical experience every chance I get.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2019
Koch proselytizes for integrated information theory, which holds that even a single proton might be a little bit conscious.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 4, 2017
As the founder of the Lit City Trax record label, Imanian-Friedman, also called J-Cush, proselytizes for a variety of dance-music subgenres from around the world, most notably Chicago’s relentlessly herky-jerky footwork scene.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 23, 2015
Tirelessly, Brown proselytizes for reduced spending, probing with Socratic questioning that leaves many listeners in a rage.
From Time Magazine Archive
