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proselytize
verb[ I ]
disapprovingformal(UK usuallyproselytise)uk /ˈprɒs.əl.ɪ.taɪz/ us /ˈprɑː.sə.lɪ.taɪz/(US alsoproselyte)
to try to persuade someone to change their religious or political beliefs or way of living to your own: 使改变（宗教、政治信仰或生活方式）
He was also remarkable for the proselytizing zeal with which he wrote his political pamphlets.他也非常热衷于改变他人的信仰，凭着这种热情他写了许多政治小册子。
Television has provided the evangelists with yet another platform for their proselytizing.电视给福音派传教士提供了又一个用来改变他人信仰的讲坛。
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proselytize | American Dictionary
proselytize
verb[ I/T ]
us/ˈprɑs·ə·lɪˌtɑɪz/
to try to persuade someone to change his or her religious beliefs, political party, etc., to your own:
[ I ]Missionaries were sent to proselytize in rural areas of the country.
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