as in to convert
to persuade to change to one's religious faith
the efforts of early missionaries to proselytize the Native Americans of Minnesota were largely unproductive
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Recent Examples of proselytize
Great tequila tends to earn converts, who then proselytize.
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA, with an early focus on proselytizing on college campuses for low taxes and limited government.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
In the Mormon church, young adult men volunteer to leave home for proselytizing missions for two years and young women serve for 18 months.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA, with an early focus on proselytizing on college campuses for low taxes and limited government.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
In the Mormon church, young adult men volunteer to leave home for proselytizing missions for two years and young women serve for 18 months.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proselytize
convert
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Inside the hole, that spin makes the ball roll along the cylinder like a mini-pendulum, converting potential energy into spin and then back again.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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That total recently got a boost from Father Joe’s Villages, which converted one of its downtown shelters into a detox and sober-living program.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Proselytize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytize. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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