proselytize
/ˈpɹɑ.sə.lɪ.taɪz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.
verb
To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.
verb
To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.
Example Sentences
- "One of these [people] whom they endeavour to proselytize."
- "“I am not sent here to proselytize. My church is not in that business.”"
- "Counterterrorism officials believe bin Laden has set up cells to proselytize the large Middle East expatriate population living in the area."
- "It is illegal to proselytize [children] in some countries"
- "He has strong political views, and an annoying habit of proselytizing at parties."
- "Previously I promised not to proselytize miserism, but now I want to renege a little on that promise. If your family income is anywhere near average, you can scrimp and save and cut back for maybe two to four years […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English proselyte Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English proselytize From proselyte + -ize.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹɑ.sə.lɪ.taɪz/
- British English: /ˈpɹɒs.əl.ɪ.taɪz/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.