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proselytize
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pros·e·lyt·ize
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ˈprɒs
ə
lɪˌtaɪz
/
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-
uh
-li-tahyz
]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object),
-ized,
-iz·ing.
to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit.
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Origin:
1670–80;
proselyte
+
-ize
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pros·e·lyt·is·tic
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ə
lɪˈtɪs
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tis
-tik
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-lahy-
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adjective
pros·e·lyt·i·za·tion,
noun
pros·e·lyt·iz·er,
noun
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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
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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