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proselytize

verb

/ˈprɒsəˌlaɪtaɪz/

Meaning

To try to persuade someone to convert to a different belief or religion.

They tried to proselytize the villagers with their new ideas.

convert, evangelize, preach, recruit, persuade

dissuade, discourage

proselytize others, proselytize villagers, actively proselytize

to engage in plots or schemes, usually for harmful or evil purposes

to have actual being; to be real or present

Troubled or afflicted persistently by problems or difficulties.

to cause someone to die or have difficulty breathing by depriving them of air

to speak loudly in an aggressive or threatening way, often without real power

to propel something with force through the air by a movement of the arm