evangelize

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Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive)
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e=van=ge=lize

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb evangelize has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

evangelizev. t. [F. évangélisre, LL. evangelizare, fr. Gr. e'yaggeli`zesqai.].
  •  To instruct in the gospel; to preach the gospel to; to convert to Christianity; as, to evangelize the world.  [1913 Webster]
    "His apostles whom he sends
    To evangelize the nations.
    "  [1913 Webster]
  •  To preach and attempt to convert (people) to one's firmly held belief.  [PJC]
evangelizev. i. 
     To preach the gospel.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

evangelize, v.tr. (also -ise)
1 (also absol.) preach the gospel to.
2 convert (a person) to Christianity.

Derivative
evangelization n. evangelizer n.
Etymology
ME f. eccl.L evangelizare f. Gk euaggelizomai (as EVANGEL)

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