missionize

verb

Definition of missionizenext
as in to proselytize

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  1. proselytize
  2. convert
  3. influence
  4. proselyte
Verb
  • Other movies would have made a religious ideal of the suffering mother, attempted to proselytize its audiences, or wallowed in the melodramatic urge for a father figure.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Yet some European philosophers were intrigued by the monism of Vedanta philosophy, whereas Evangelical Christians saw the same monism as a foundation for proselytizing Christian monotheism.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of proselytize
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  • The system generates electrical power and converts it into a highly concentrated beam.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The proposition is to connect China’s factories with its creator economy; Black Lake’s agents bridge the gap by converting ideas into designs, a 3D simulation, and industrial data sent to a factory.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of convert
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  • And so there are friends who are hustling, pivoting to influencing in an effort to get money, to try to figure out how to capitalize on this moment.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • She was seen performing the valle, likely influenced by the region of Kosovo her family is from, while wearing a backless black dress with feathers on the neckline.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of influence
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  • In the last year, non-podcast media and podcast networks eager to capitalize on video to enhance their bottom line have been proselyting for video like telemarketers trying to hawk extended car warranties.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of proselyte
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“Missionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missionize. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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