Definitions

proselytize

[pros-uh-li-tahyz] / ˈprɒs ə lɪˌtaɪz /

VERB

convert, espouse

Synonyms

STRONG

accept adopt advocate approve convince defend embrace persuade sway uphold

WEAK

alter conviction be born again cause to adopt change belief get into stand behind

Antonyms

STRONG

attack deny disagree disallow leave alone oppose refuse reject renounce repudiate

Example Sentences

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Once a Gentile came to Shamai, and said, "Proselytize me, but on condition that thou teach me the whole law, even the whole of it, while I stand upon one leg."

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

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