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 that sense, this is an essential document, though Johnson is not proselytizing.
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
And Musk, with his empire of tech companies and unprecedented wealth, has a singular power to proselytize.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Part of the challenge, Goodridge says, was that Quakers -- those in the northeastern United States, at least -- don't proselytize.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
But Wall Street’s memory is short, and overseas audiences, which have proven resistant to patriotic American fare — James Gunn’s Superman being a case in point — may prove harder to proselytize.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
And Musk, with his empire of tech companies and unprecedented wealth, has a singular power to proselytize.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Part of the challenge, Goodridge says, was that Quakers -- those in the northeastern United States, at least -- don't proselytize.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
But Wall Street’s memory is short, and overseas audiences, which have proven resistant to patriotic American fare — James Gunn’s Superman being a case in point — may prove harder to proselytize.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proselytize
convert
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McDaniels delivered 20 points, converting 9 of 13 shots, and added 10 rebounds.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bromfield had nearly finished converting the 25,000-square-foot brick building to apartments when the pandemic derailed his work.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Proselytize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytize. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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