PROSELYTIZE


Meaning of PROSELYTIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprä-s(ə-)lə-ˌtīz ]

verb

( -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 ˌprä-s(ə-)lə-tə-ˈzā-shən, ˌprä-sə-ˌlī-tə- noun

• pros·e·ly·tiz·er ˈprä-s(ə-)lə-ˌtī-zər noun

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