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proselytize

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of proselytize

to persuade to change to oneʼs religious faith

  • the efforts of early missionaries to proselytize the Native Americans of Minnesota were largely unproductive
Synonyms of proselytize

convert, proselyte
Words Related to proselytize

missionize

brainwash, influence, sway

propagate
Near Antonyms of proselytize

secularize

dissuade

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