as in converted
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 proselytized
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.
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William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proselytized
converted
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Schlittler grew up a Red Sox fan but said his family has fully converted to being Yankees fans since the team drafted him in the seventh round in 2022.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Rain-fed fields in arid areas that had relied on dry farming for centuries were converted to water-intensive farms growing rice, and alfalfa.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Proselytized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytized. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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