as in to preach
to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity)
The missionaries set out to evangelize the world.
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Recent Examples of evangelize
Influencers skipped the middleman and built audiences on nontraditional platforms — something Ashe had evangelized years earlier.
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 26 Sep. 2025
Previously, new languages could emerge from individuals or small teams evangelizing their approach to potential contributors and users.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Helped create and evangelize a new design engineering language (VHDL).
—Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Is the cause of Wings something that really needs to be … evangelized?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 26 Sep. 2025
Previously, new languages could emerge from individuals or small teams evangelizing their approach to potential contributors and users.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Helped create and evangelize a new design engineering language (VHDL).
—Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Is the cause of Wings something that really needs to be … evangelized?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for evangelize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelize
preach
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Miller took a page from longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, who always preached to his teams the benefits of learning from failure.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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As for Legette and Wallace, Morgan is preaching patience.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Evangelize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelize. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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