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proselytize Definition

pros·elyt·ize (präs′ə li tīz′, -ə līt′īz′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

  1. to try to convert (a person), especially to one's religion
  2. to persuade to do or join something, especially by offering an inducement

proselytize Related Forms

pros′·e·lyt·iz′er noun

proselytize Usage Examples

Object

atheist: It's when I feel the urge to become a proselytizing atheist ( a state that reading Newsline often stirs in me!

Modifying Another Word

  • not: But, make sure you balance the information with other microfinance books that does not proselytize as much.
  • n't: He does n't proselytize, he doesn't have any photos of himself on the sleeve.