From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishproselytizepros‧e‧lyt‧ize (also proselytise British English) /ˈprɒsələtaɪz $ ˈprɑː-/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formalRPERSUADE to try to persuade someone to join a religious group, political party etc – used especially when you disapprove of this —proselytizer noun [countable] —proselytizing noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
proselytize• It was not the most obvious way to proselytize.• The Jesuit scientists went to learn, not to proselytize.• Davis wanted to share his concept and proselytize his ideas. 