Main Entry: pros·e·ly·tize

Pronunciation: \ˈprä-s(ə-)lə-ˌtīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): pros·e·ly·tized; pros·e·ly·tiz·ing

Date: 1679

intransitive verb 1 : to induce someone to convert to one's faith
2 : to recruit someone to join one's party, institution, or causetransitive verb : to recruit or convert especially to a new faith, institution, or cause

— pros·e·ly·ti·za·tion \ˌprä-s(ə-)lə-tə-ˈzā-shən, ˌprä-sə-ˌlī-tə-\ noun

— pros·e·ly·tiz·er \ˈprä-s(ə-)lə-ˌtī-zər\ noun