proselytized; proselytizing
Definition of proselytize
1
: to induce someone to convert to one's faith
2
: to recruit someone to join one's party, institution, or cause
: to recruit or convert especially to a new faith, institution, or cause
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The first known use of proselytize was in 1679
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