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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Proselytize

/präs'-əl-ət-īzˌ/ · Pros·e·ly·tize · IPA /ˈpɹɑ.sə.lɪ.taɪz/
01 v. t. To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte.
imp. & p. p. proselytized; p. pr. & vb. n. Proselytizing
  1. 1.
    To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte.
    “One of those whom they endeavor to proselytize.” Burke.
02 v. i. To make converts or proselytes.
  1. 1.
    To make converts or proselytes.