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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The effort to evangelize comes as Catholic churches around the country struggle with declining and aging membership.
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2024
The church has loosened its strict rules for those evangelizing.
—Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Khan appeared on the show to explain and evangelize the FTC's efforts to battle corporate monopolies both in and outside the tech industry in the US and to explain the challenges the organization faces.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
These authors’ engulfing anger produces prose that is by turns elegiac, evangelizing, and blusterous, delivered with the self-assurance of a college sophomore conversant with all of human history.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2024
The church has loosened its strict rules for those evangelizing.
—Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Khan appeared on the show to explain and evangelize the FTC's efforts to battle corporate monopolies both in and outside the tech industry in the US and to explain the challenges the organization faces.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
These authors’ engulfing anger produces prose that is by turns elegiac, evangelizing, and blusterous, delivered with the self-assurance of a college sophomore conversant with all of human history.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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“Evangelize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelize. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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