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evangelize
[ ih-van-juh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to preach the gospel to.
- to convert to Christianity.
verb (used without object)
- to preach the gospel; act as an evangelist.
evangelize
/ ɪˈæԻɪˌɪ /
verb
- to preach the Christian gospel or a particular interpretation of it (to)
- intr to advocate a cause with the object of making converts
Derived Forms
- ˌԲˈپDz, noun
- ˈԲˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·g··tDz noun
- ·g·e noun
- ܲe·g· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of evangelize1
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Example Sentences
Minnie was devoted to the Salvation Army because of the church’s dedication to evangelizing and doing good works.
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.
She compares her numerous postscreening Q&As to an evangelizing mission.
Above all, they found new populations to evangelize with untruths and mobilize the vote with the politics of outrage.
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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