proselytize
/pros-uh-li-tahyz/US // ˈprɒs ə lɪˌtaɪz //UK // (ˈprɒsɪlɪˌtaɪz) //
传教,传播,宣扬,拉拢
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Definitions
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pros·e·lyt·ized, pros·e·lyt·iz·ing.
- : to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte 1; recruit to a religion or other belief system.
Synonyms & Antonyms
verbconvert, espouse
Forms: proselytized
Examples
As someone who has zero interest in most books beloved by proselytizing, glassy-eyed dudes of the 1970s and 1980s, I always figured I could never be a Dune person.
This means they are proliferating on lesser-known platforms that give them less reach, but more opportunities to proselytize with abandon.
The Smocks, sometimes accompanied by their five daughters and other open-air preachers, roam the country, attempting to proselytize students to abandon their lives of sin.
I haven’t been this disappointed since I found out Aslan the lion was really Jesus and Narnia was proselytizing.
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