proselytize Definition
pros·elyt·ize (präs′ə li tīz′, -ə līt′īz′)
intransitive verb, transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing
- to try to convert (a person), especially to one's religion
- 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.
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