evangelize

[ ih-van-juh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, e·van·ge·lized, e·van·ge·liz·ing.

1. to preach the gospel to.
2. to convert to Christianity.

verb (used without object)

, e·van·ge·lized, e·van·ge·liz·ing.

1. to preach the gospel; act as an evangelist.

evangelize

/ ɪˈvændʒɪˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to preach the Christian gospel or a particular interpretation of it (to)
2. intr to advocate a cause with the object of making converts

Derived Forms

• eˌvangeliˈzation, noun
• eˈvangeˌlizer, noun

Other Words From

• e·vange·li·zation noun
• e·vange·lizer noun
• une·vange·lized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of evangelize¹

1350–1400; Middle English evangelisen < Late Latin evangelizāre < Late Greek euangelízein. See evangel ¹, -ize

Example Sentences

Many experts have long evangelized the benefits of teaching programming to children.

From Popular-Science

Their core responsibility will be to evangelize new ways of working both internally and externally, he added — and storytelling is crucial, especially in the midst of the hotly tipped “Great Resignation”.

From Digiday

Entrepreneur guru Gary Vaynerchuk says he’s been waiting for this moment since 2010 and that the “next 36 months will be incredible,” as he uses his platforms to evangelize for NFTs.

From Ozy

His bid quickly floundered; memorable only for his promise to try to evangelize Chuck Schumer if elected to the Senate.

From The Daily Beast

While most home birthers rave, even evangelize, about their choice, for a small percentage, the fantasy becomes a nightmare.

From The Daily Beast

Bush will come on TV to talk about anything—even inane stuff like Cinco de Mayo parades—in order to evangelize for the GOP.

From The Daily Beast

English missionaries proceed much more wisely in their efforts to evangelize a people.

From Project Gutenberg

To be a Pariah was easy, and attempts to evangelize that class continued to be made in Madura up to the time of the Suppression.

From Project Gutenberg

They have an equal right to make the same thorough and searching investigation of the proposition to evangelize the world.

From Project Gutenberg

On the basis given above these 6,000 missionaries can evangelize one hundred and fifty millions in this generation.

From Project Gutenberg

It has been a favorite idea of many that the Negroes of America should evangelize Africa.

From Project Gutenberg