evangelize
verb (used with object)
to preach the gospel to.
was evangelizing
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past progressiveof evangelize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“I was evangelizing to a lot of people at the time,” he said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2021
While the saint was evangelizing in Switzerland, one of his disciples became seriously ill, and was unable to travel farther.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack
