proselytized

past tense of proselytize
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. William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
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converted
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  • The White House first added its storied screening room during the fourth term of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1942, when the East Terrace's cloakroom was converted into a theater.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • On the environmental front, the 2030 goals are equally ambitious—80 percent emissions reduction, 30 percent of raw material waste converted into circular loops, and ecosystem restoration.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Proselytized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytized. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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