Evangelize definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Evangelize definition: If someone evangelizes a group or area, they try to convert people to their religion ,... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'evangelize'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× evangelize (ɪvændʒəlaɪz ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseevangelizes ,presentparticipleevangelizing ,pasttense,pastparticipleevangelized regionalnote: inBRIT,alsouseevangeliseverb Ifsomeoneevangelizesagrouporarea,theytrytoconvertpeopletotheirreligion,especiallyChristianity. InAD586StKentigernevangelizedTweeddale.[VERBnoun] [AlsoVERB]Synonyms:preachto,exhort,proselytize,spreadthegospelto MoreSynonymsofevangelize CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'evangelize' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Romansch' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency evangelizeinBritishEnglish orevangelise(ɪˈvændʒɪˌlaɪz ) verb1. topreachtheChristiangospeloraparticularinterpretationofit(to) 2. (intransitive) toadvocateacausewiththeobjectofmakingconverts CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsevangelization(eˌvangeliˈzation)orevangelisation(eˌvangeliˈsation)noun evangelizer(eˈvangeˌlizer)orevangeliser(eˈvangeˌliser)noun WordFrequency evangelizeinAmericanEnglish (iˈvændʒəˌlaɪz ;ɪˈvændʒəˌlaɪz ) verbtransitiveWordforms:eˈvangeˌlizedoreˈvangeˌlizing1.  topreachthegospelto 2.  toconverttoChristianity verbintransitive3.  topreachthegospel Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsevangelization(eˌvangeliˈzation) noun WordoriginMEevangelisen