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Proselytize

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Meaning

Verb

In Religion:
  • To
    one’s
    ; to
    (someone) to one’s own
    or
    or
    them to do so.
  • To
    into
    conversion.
  • In Religion:
    To
    a
    , way of
    , cause,
    , (scientific)
    , social or other
    ,
    , or other organization; to
    someone to
    such a cause or organization or support such a
    ; to
    someone.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    proselytize
    English
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    -ize
    English
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    -isen
    Middle English (1100-1500)
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    -iser
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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    -izare
    Latin
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    -ιζειν
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    proselyte
    English
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    proselite
    Middle English (1100-1500)
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    proselutus
    Latin
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    προσηλυτος
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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