EVANGELIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does evangelize mean? 

• EVANGELIZE (verb)
  The verb EVANGELIZE has 2 senses:

1. preach the gospel (to)

2. convert to Christianity

  Familiarity information: EVANGELIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EVANGELIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they evangelize    ... he / she / it evangelizes   
Past simple: evangelized   
Past participle: evangelized   
-ing form: evangelizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Preach the gospel (to)

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

evangelise; evangelize

Hypernyms (to "evangelize" is one way to...):

preach; prophesy (deliver a sermon)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue evangelize

Derivation:

evangelism (zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Convert to Christianity

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

evangelise; evangelize

Context example:

The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders

Hypernyms (to "evangelize" is one way to...):

convert (cause to adopt a new or different faith)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody