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evangelize

verb

Definition of evangelize

as in to preach

to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity) The missionaries set out to evangelize the world.

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Recent Examples of evangelize The vast majority of the staff, from servers and sommeliers to porters and guides, hail from the surrounding area and evangelize for the Eastern Tennessee way of life. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026 Catholics began to resurface around 1837 with another wave of European migrants who evangelized in the streets and in the name of the poor and immigrants. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 Christian audiences, both sizable and primed to evangelize to others, are in some ways an ideal market. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 May 2026 But the pope’s job is to evangelize the gospel and be a leader of the church, not to be a political figure. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for evangelize

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preach

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Handed to him by the Biden administration, all that sane-washing dovetails beautifully with authoritarian religion, because Evangelical Christianity similarly preaches a version of forgiveness typically lacking in any accountability.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Randle, 31, shares that goal, preaching from his very first post-trade media availability that the Nets plan on winning this season, not just grooming their young core for future.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

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