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proselytize
[ pros-uh-li-tahyz ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit to a religion or other belief system.
proselytize
/ ˈprɒsɪlɪˌtaɪz /
verb
- to convert (someone) from one religious faith to another
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Derived Forms
- ˈproselytˌizer, noun
- ˌproselytiˈzation, noun
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Other Words From
- pros·e·lyt·is·tic [pros-, uh, -li-, tis, -tik, -lahy-], adjective
- pros·e·lyt·i·za·tion [pros-, uh, -l, uh, -tahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- pros·e·lyt·iz·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of proselytize1
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Example Sentences
As someone who has zero interest in most books beloved by proselytizing, glassy-eyed dudes of the 1970s and 1980s, I always figured I could never be a Dune person.
This means they are proliferating on lesser-known platforms that give them less reach, but more opportunities to proselytize with abandon.
The Smocks, sometimes accompanied by their five daughters and other open-air preachers, roam the country, attempting to proselytize students to abandon their lives of sin.
I haven’t been this disappointed since I found out Aslan the lion was really Jesus and Narnia was proselytizing.
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