- past participle of proselytize.
- past tense form of proselytize.
proselytized
Example Sentences
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Muslims ruled large parts of India from the early 13th to the 19th century, and during this era Muslim preachers and Sufi mystics actively proselytized for Islam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
As prisons filled and pastors proselytized inside, some gang members began converting to evangelicalism, a growing movement in El Salvador that preached the power of repentance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
She said the values around glamorized wealth and extreme thinness have only been proselytized wider as Ms. Zuckerbrot’s renown has grown.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2020
Her reporting indicates that it's food media elites like you and me and others who have proselytized the most about brining.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2018
I knew that Gaur was a member of the party, but he had never proselytized for it.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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