GRE Word List

PROSELYTIZE

to induce someone to convert to one's faith

The meaning of the word proselytize is to induce someone to convert to one's faith.

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WordMeaning
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
affirmationthe act of affirming
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
igniteto set afire