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proselytize

[ pros-uh-li-tahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

proselytized, proselytizing.
  1. to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit to a religion or other belief system.


proselytize

/ ˈɒɪɪˌٲɪ /

verb

  1. to convert (someone) from one religious faith to another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzپˈپDz, noun
  • ˈDzˌ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz····پ [pros-, uh, -li-, tis, -tik, -lahy-], adjective
  • Dz·····پDz [pros-, uh, -l, uh, -tahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • Dz···· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of proselytize1

First recorded in 1670–80; proselyte + -ize
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When I opened my first show, if the collages seemed overtly political or proselytizing in some way, I would remove them.

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These chaplains are not prohibited from proselytizing to students.

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I was born into a family that didn’t discuss politics at all, only religion, and only in the context of our own denominations of Christianity and proselytizing.

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My attraction to being on the road — would “proselytizing” be the right word for it? — comes from explaining a point of view that I come from and inviting people into it.

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This one is credited to fitness influencer Dr. Paul Saladino, author of “The Carnivore Code,” who proselytizes the health benefits of eating animal organs.

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