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
Now in its 40th year, the foundation was established in honor of the eponymous chef who began his own culinary school, authored numerous cookbooks and proselytized cooking with whole foods.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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
Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proselytized
converted
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Nuggets’ chess moves with Tyson, Jones — B Hunter Tyson was a Summer League legend, but shipping him out to get Spencer Jones’ contract converted was a no-brainer.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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At one point, Edmonds converted a critical three-point play to cut Kansas State’s lead to five with less than 10 minutes to go.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Proselytized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytized. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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