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Proselytize   /prˈɑsələtˌaɪz/   Listen
Proselytize

verb
(past & past part. proselytized; pres. part. proselytizing)
1.
Convert to another faith or religion.  Synonym: proselytise.






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"Proselytize" Quotes from Famous Books



... periwinkles. His Grace will not survive the poor grantee he despises,—no, not for a twelvemonth. If the great look for safety in the services they render to this Gallic cause, it is to be foolish even above the weight of privilege allowed to wealth. If his Grace be one of these whom they endeavor to proselytize, he ought to be aware of the character of the sect whose doctrines he is invited to embrace. With them insurrection is the most sacred of revolutionary duties to the state. Ingratitude to benefactors is the first of revolutionary virtues. Ingratitude is, indeed, their four ...
— The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12) • Edmund Burke



Words linked to "Proselytize" :   advocate, proselyte, proselytise, preach, convert



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