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PROSELYTISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does proselytise mean?
• PROSELYTISE (verb)
The verb PROSELYTISE has 1 sense:
1. convert to another faith or religion
Familiarity information: PROSELYTISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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Present simple: I / you / we / they proselytise ... he / she / it proselytises
Past simple: proselytised
Past participle: proselytised
-ing form: proselytising
... he / she / it proselytises Past simple: proselytised
Past participle: proselytised
-ing form: proselytising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Convert to another faith or religion
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
proselytise; proselytize
Hypernyms (to "proselytise" is one way to...):
convert (cause to adopt a new or different faith)
"Proselytise" entails doing...:
advocate; preach (speak, plead, or argue in favor of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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