as in to convert
to persuade to change to one's religious faith
the efforts of early missionaries to proselytize the Native Americans of Minnesota were largely unproductive
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Recent Examples of proselytize
For the other Massachusetts millenials out there, Bertucci’s (and those of us who proselytize it) did get a shoutout.
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 15 Apr. 2026
But proselytizing to Muslims by non-Muslims is a crime, and some other Christian denominations have faced persecution from Algerian authorities, who have closed their churches.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The two firms that have proselytized the recapitalization of enterprise software the most in this field are Thoma Bravo, with about $184 billion in assets, and Vista Equity Partners, with about $100 billion.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
In that sense, this is an essential document, though Johnson is not proselytizing.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 15 Apr. 2026
But proselytizing to Muslims by non-Muslims is a crime, and some other Christian denominations have faced persecution from Algerian authorities, who have closed their churches.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The two firms that have proselytized the recapitalization of enterprise software the most in this field are Thoma Bravo, with about $184 billion in assets, and Vista Equity Partners, with about $100 billion.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
In that sense, this is an essential document, though Johnson is not proselytizing.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proselytize
convert
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McTominay, whose iconic bicycle kick against Denmark was the defining goal of Scotland’s World Cup qualifying campaign, threatened multiple times past the 80th minute but couldn’t convert.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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That has put a focus on Iran’s stockpile of uranium and its program to convert this naturally occurring element into material that can sustain a nuclear reaction — a process called enrichment.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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“Proselytize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytize. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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