evangelize (verb)

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• 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

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

• evangelize — verb ( lized; lizing) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to preach the gospel to 2. to convert to Christianity intransitive verb to preach the gospel • evangelization noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• evangelize — verb To share news of something in order to convince someone to join or otherwise accept it. See Also: angel, angelic, evangelist, televangelist …   Wiktionary

• 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… …   English dictionary

• 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 — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. preach, proselytize, instruct, convert; see convert 2 , preach . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To deliver a sermon, especially as a vocation: preach, sermonize. See RELIGION …   English dictionary for students

• evangelize — e|van|gel|ize [ ı vændʒə,laız ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to tell people about Christianity in order to persuade them to become enthusiastic Christians 2. ) to tell people how good something is and try to persuade them to do it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• evangelize — or evangelise verb convert or seek to convert (someone) to Christianity. ↘preach the gospel. Derivatives evangelization noun evangelizer noun …   English new terms dictionary

• evangelize — also ise BrE verb (I, T) to try to persuade people to become Christians …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• evangelise — verb 1. preach the gospel (to) • Syn: ↑evangelize • Derivationally related forms: ↑evangelism, ↑evangelism (for: ↑evangelize) • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary