how to pronounce proselytize

/ˈpɹɑːsələˌtaɪz/

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proselytize is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of proselytize in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… languages to proselytize with these were …”

meanings of proselytize

verb:

To advertise one's religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one's own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.
To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.

proselytize frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word proselytize occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics proselytize can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that proselytize can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;