v.
Pronunciation: ' prä-s( ə -)l ə - ˌ t ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -tized ; -tiz · ing
Date: 1679
intransitive verb
1 : to induce someone to convert to one's faith
2 : to recruit someone to join one's party, institution, or cause
transitive verb : to recruit or convert especially to a new faith, institution, or cause
– pros · e · ly · ti · za · tion \ ˌ prä-s( ə -)l ə -t ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, ˌ prä-s ə - ˌ l ī -t ə - \ noun
– pros · e · ly · tiz · er \ ' prä-s( ə -)l ə - ˌ t ī -z ə r \ noun