evangelize

evangelize
UK [ɪˈvændʒəlaɪz] / US [ɪˈvændʒəˌlaɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "evangelize":
present tense I/you/we/they evangelize he/she/it evangelizes present participle evangelizing past tense evangelized past participle evangelized
1) to tell people about Christianity in order to persuade them to become Christians
2) to be very enthusiastic about something and tell people how good it is

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  • Evangelize — E*van gel*ize, v. i. To preach the gospel. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • evangelize — (Amer.) e van·ge·lize || laɪz v. preach the Christian gospel, seek to convert to Christianity; act as an evangelist; convert to Christianity; attempt to convince others to share great interest for particular beliefs and ideals (also… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • evangelize — (also evangelise) ► VERB 1) convert or seek to convert (someone) to Christianity. 2) preach the gospel. DERIVATIVES evangelization noun …   English terms dictionary

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  • evangelize — e|van|ge|lize also evangelise BrE [ıˈvændʒılaız] v [I and T] to try to persuade people to become Christians ▪ an attempt to evangelize the whole nation …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • evangelize — [[t]ɪvæ̱nʤəlaɪz[/t]] evangelizes, evangelizing, evangelized VERB If someone evangelizes a group or area, they try to convert people to their religion, especially Christianity. [V n] Irish monks had settled there in the seventh century to… …   English dictionary

  • evangelize — verb his calling is to evangelize the downtrodden in these poor neighborhoods evangelizing in the West Indies Syn: convert, proselytize, redeem, save, preach to, recruit; act as a missionary, missionize, crusade, campaign …   Thesaurus of popular words

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