Proselytize v. t. (past & past part. proselytized; pres. part. proselytizing) To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte. "One of those whom they endeavor to proselytize."
... him that this young lady was in danger. Her wish for a Roman Catholic priest boded no good. She had just come from Rome. No doubt she had been tampered with. Some Jesuits had caught her, and had tried to proselytize her. His soul swelled with indignation at ... — The American Baron • James De Mille
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