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evangelize

[ ih-van-juh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

evangelized, evangelizing.
  1. to preach the gospel to.
  2. to convert to Christianity.


verb (used without object)

evangelized, evangelizing.
  1. to preach the gospel; act as an evangelist.

evangelize

/ ɪˈæԻɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to preach the Christian gospel or a particular interpretation of it (to)
  2. intr to advocate a cause with the object of making converts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԲˈپDz, noun
  • ˈԲˌ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·g··tDz noun
  • ·g·e noun
  • ܲe·g· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of evangelize1

1350–1400; Middle English evangelisen < Late Latin 𱹲Բ < Late Greek ܲԲí𾱲. See evangel 1, -ize
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Minnie was devoted to the Salvation Army because of the church’s dedication to evangelizing and doing good works.

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Strahovski excels at playing white woman privilege to the hilt, and never as much as when she finds herself back on top, ready to evangelize for women’s oppression yet again.

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She compares her numerous postscreening Q&As to an evangelizing mission.

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Above all, they found new populations to evangelize with untruths and mobilize the vote with the politics of outrage.

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All of this might have remained in the realm of intellectual exploit had Tanton not begun to formalize and evangelize his beliefs.

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ˌԲˈپevanish