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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Mao and his colleagues channeled local religious practice to proselytize among the peasantry.
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Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2017
In addition, the charity avowedly does not proselytize.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
But Buchdahl is not the only Jewish leader today who believes that a tradition of Jews proselytizing has been underemphasized.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Millions of dollars flooded a crowded 2024 GOP primary field, with DeSantis in particular leaning on a historically well-heeled and involved super PAC to proselytize his fighter credentials.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2017
In addition, the charity avowedly does not proselytize.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
But Buchdahl is not the only Jewish leader today who believes that a tradition of Jews proselytizing has been underemphasized.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Millions of dollars flooded a crowded 2024 GOP primary field, with DeSantis in particular leaning on a historically well-heeled and involved super PAC to proselytize his fighter credentials.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Proselytize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytize. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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