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Definition of proselytize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

proselytize

verb

NAmE//ˈprɑsələˌtaɪz//

[intransitive] (formal) (often disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they proselytize

he / she / it proselytizes

past simple proselytized

-ing form proselytizing

to try to persuade other people to accept your beliefs, especially about religion or politics

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