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
For nearly two decades, Govan has proselytized his vision for LACMA reborn, a place liberated from 19th-century academic thinking about the proper role and form of a civic arts institution.
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2025
These were the glory days of celebrity magazines and gossip blogs, and Anderson was ubiquitous, proselytizing about how to get J.Lo’s butt or Gwyneth’s … anything.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
The suit, which hopes to overturn the law, argues that the city’s ordinance violates the First Amendment and does not apply to other forms of speech, like a political candidate asking for support or a church member proselytizing.
—Vivienne Serret, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
However, state officials argue that the Catholic Charities Bureau does not qualify because its services—such as caring for the elderly and disabled—are not overtly religious or tied to proselytizing.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2025
These were the glory days of celebrity magazines and gossip blogs, and Anderson was ubiquitous, proselytizing about how to get J.Lo’s butt or Gwyneth’s … anything.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
The suit, which hopes to overturn the law, argues that the city’s ordinance violates the First Amendment and does not apply to other forms of speech, like a political candidate asking for support or a church member proselytizing.
—Vivienne Serret, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
However, state officials argue that the Catholic Charities Bureau does not qualify because its services—such as caring for the elderly and disabled—are not overtly religious or tied to proselytizing.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proselytize
convert
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Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly into electricity.—
Gaelle Legrand,
CNBC,
23 Aug. 2025
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Through fusion, which takes place at the center of the star where the temperature and density are the highest, hydrogen is converted into helium to create the outer layers of the onion structure.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Proselytize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytize. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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