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Proselytize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb-intransitive. To induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith.

verb-intransitive. To induce someone to join one's own political party or to espouse one's doctrine.

v. To convert (a person) from one belief, doctrine, cause, or faith to another.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To encourage or induce people to join a religious movement, political party, or other cause or organization.

v. To convert (someone) to one’s own faith or beliefs.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte.

verb-intransitive. To make converts or proselytes.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To make a proselyte of; induce to become the adherent of some religion, doctrine, sect, or party; convert.

To make proselytes or converts.

Also spelled proselytise.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. convert to another faith or religion

Word Usage

"(Dau tranh chinh tri), and "proselytizing" (van) .6 In the English language, the term proselytize means to convert from one belief or faith to another."

Verb Form

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Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

convert

Form

proselytized proselytizing

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

proselyte

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