as in preached
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 evangelized
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
Is the cause of Wings something that really needs to be … evangelized?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Mark Dent, HubSpot, 26 Sep. 2025
Is the cause of Wings something that really needs to be … evangelized?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelized
preached
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Those three words are the cornerstones of what Hetherman has preached daily since taking over as defensive coordinator in January.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Trump preached about an America in decline despite reams of evidence to the contrary.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Evangelized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelized. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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