proselytize

[pros-uh-li-tahyz] Example Sentences Origin

pros·e·lyt·ize

[pros-uh-li-tahyz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), pros·e·lyt·ized, pros·e·lyt·iz·ing.
to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit.
Also, especially British, pros·e·lyt·ise.


Origin:
1670–80; proselyte + -ize

pros·e·lyt·is·tic [pros-uh-li-tis-tik, -lahy-] , adjective
pros·e·lyt·i·za·tion, noun
pros·e·lyt·iz·er, noun
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Example Sentences
  • Its fans are thrilled to have discovered music so lofty and serene, and often proselytize for it.
  • Before you proselytize to us, purport to know of what you declare.
  • Early on, chaplains learn not to proselytize or offer glib answers to searching questions.
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proselytize or proselytise (ˈprɒsɪlɪˌtaɪz)
 
vb
to convert (someone) from one religious faith to another
 
proselytise or proselytise
 
vb
 
proselyti'zation or proselytise
 
n
 
proselyti'sation or proselytise
 
n
 
'proselytizer or proselytise
 
n
 
'proselytiser or proselytise
 
n

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Word Origin & History

proselytize
1670s, "to make proselytes," from proselyte.
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