evangelize
verb
evan·ge·lize
i-ˈvan-jə-ˌlīz 
evangelized; evangelizing
: to preach the gospel
evangelizer
noun
Examples of evangelize in a Sentence
The missionaries set out to evangelize the world.
They were evangelizing about the importance of saving energy.
Recent Examples on the Web
The event helped give rise to Southern hip-hop and acts like OutKast, who were evangelized beyond Atlanta as attendees took their music back home to their cities after the event.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Having customers who evangelize our products is priceless.
—Samuel Wilson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
In the Philippines, USAID launched the Asia Open RAN Academy in June 2022 in partnership with Japan’s government to evangelize Open RAN in the region.
—Eva Dou, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
At its annual meeting in November, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, its current president, pushed back on a suggestion by the pope’s representative to the United States that traditionalists in the American church are insular and have failed to reach out and evangelize.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
The Fellowship of Catholic University Students — FOCUS — has been evangelizing on campuses for nearly 30 years.
—Tim Busch, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
This was during crypto’s early wave, when Nipsey Hussle was evangelizing the digital revolution.
—WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
Melissa Clark continues the tradition of evangelizing French cuisine to an American audience.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 6 Dec. 2023
Now, Western wellness types, who take it a la carte in pill form, evangelize for it enthusiastically.
—WIRED, 31 July 2023
Lisa Respers France, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Having customers who evangelize our products is priceless.
—Samuel Wilson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
In the Philippines, USAID launched the Asia Open RAN Academy in June 2022 in partnership with Japan’s government to evangelize Open RAN in the region.
—Eva Dou, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
At its annual meeting in November, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, its current president, pushed back on a suggestion by the pope’s representative to the United States that traditionalists in the American church are insular and have failed to reach out and evangelize.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
The Fellowship of Catholic University Students — FOCUS — has been evangelizing on campuses for nearly 30 years.
—Tim Busch, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
This was during crypto’s early wave, when Nipsey Hussle was evangelizing the digital revolution.
—WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
Melissa Clark continues the tradition of evangelizing French cuisine to an American audience.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 6 Dec. 2023
Now, Western wellness types, who take it a la carte in pill form, evangelize for it enthusiastically.
—WIRED, 31 July 2023
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“Evangelize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evangelize. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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