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
Direct sales teams will evangelize to the largest enterprises.
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Calum Chace, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Both founders treat selling a product like evangelizing a faith.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Basketball was created from scratch a mere 60 miles from Concord as an evangelizing tool by a young Christian gym teacher named James Naismith.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The largest tech firms have all been evangelizing about the cost-saving power of AI.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 July 2025
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Calum Chace, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Both founders treat selling a product like evangelizing a faith.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Basketball was created from scratch a mere 60 miles from Concord as an evangelizing tool by a young Christian gym teacher named James Naismith.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The largest tech firms have all been evangelizing about the cost-saving power of AI.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelize
preach
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That day, Kinloch had joined other front-runners at pre-primary breakfast hosted by radio personality Mildred Gaddis of The Mildred Gaddis Show on Kiss FM 105.9, and preached at his church’s Detroit location on the east side.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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During a performance evaluation, three superiors told Lucero that he was not allowed to preach, teach or talk about his religion at work, the suit said.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
30 July 2025
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“Evangelize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelize. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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