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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Recent Examples of proselytize
In the Mormon church, young adult men volunteer to leave home for proselytizing missions for two years and young women serve for 18 months.
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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
Federal employees free to display religious imagery, proselytize to co-workers: OPM | RISING
Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss the Trump administration releasing a memo that aims to protect religious expression among federal workers.
—The Hill, 30 July 2025
After growing hellebores in my garden for 40 years, and after proselytizing about cutting back the foliage before first flowering to make the process take five minutes rather than two hours . . .
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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
Federal employees free to display religious imagery, proselytize to co-workers: OPM | RISING
Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss the Trump administration releasing a memo that aims to protect religious expression among federal workers.
—The Hill, 30 July 2025
After growing hellebores in my garden for 40 years, and after proselytizing about cutting back the foliage before first flowering to make the process take five minutes rather than two hours . . .
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proselytize
convert
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In the 2024-25 season, Forest converted 30 of their 78 big chances (39 per cent), with Chris Wood scoring 13 of his 28.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Kareem Hunt, therefore, is more successful converting short yardage than the Tush Push.—
Sam McDowell
October 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Proselytize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytize. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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