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Definition of proselytize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

proselytize

verb
 
/ˈprɒsələtaɪz/
 
/ˈprɑːsələtaɪz/
(British English also proselytise)
[intransitive] (formal, often disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they proselytize
 
/ˈprɒsələtaɪz/
 
/ˈprɑːsələtaɪz/
he / she / it proselytizes
 
/ˈprɒsələtaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈprɑːsələtaɪzɪz/
past simple proselytized
 
/ˈprɒsələtaɪzd/
 
/ˈprɑːsələtaɪzd/
past participle proselytized
 
/ˈprɒsələtaɪzd/
 
/ˈprɑːsələtaɪzd/
-ing form proselytizing
 
/ˈprɒsələtaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈprɑːsələtaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. to try to persuade other people to accept your beliefs, especially about religion or politics
See proselytize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
influence
verb
 
 
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