evangelizes
Converts others zealously
Evangelizes means to spread a message with missionary zeal.
The core sense is preaching the Christian gospel to convert nonbelievers: She evangelizes in prisons on weekends.
More broadly, it means promoting anything with fervent enthusiasm: He evangelizes for the benefits of cold plunges.
The word carries connotations of passionate advocacy that some find inspiring and others find pushy.
Delivers religious discourse
- proselytizesActively seeks religious converts
- convertsThose who switched faiths
- witnessesThose who observe events
- testifiesGives sworn statements
ministers · missionaries · salvation · baptizes · disciples · revivals · crusades · altar calls
Those who support causes
- promotesAdvocates or elevates
- adoptsTakes as one's own
- championsContest winners, top performers
- platformRaised flat structure
ecosystem · startups · disruption · innovation · keynotes · demos · beta testing · early adopter
Advocates or elevates
- championsContest winners, top performers
- advocatesThose who support causes
- endorsesGives public support to
- toutsPromotes aggressively
pitches · enthusiasm · passion · zealously · recommends · influences · persuades · recruits
preaches
Delivers religious discourse
- proselytizesActively seeks religious converts
- convertsThose who switched faiths
- witnessesThose who observe events
testifies · ministers · missionaries · salvation · baptizes · disciples · revivals · crusades · altar calls · born again
advocates
Those who support causes
platform · ecosystem · startups · disruption · innovation · keynotes · demos · beta testing · early adopter · community building
promotes
Advocates or elevates
- championsContest winners, top performers
- advocatesThose who support causes
- endorsesGives public support to
touts · pitches · enthusiasm · passion · zealously · recommends · influences · persuades · recruits · wins over
evangelizessuppresses
Actively prevents expression
censors · silences · persecutes · forbids · bans
evangelizesdefects
Faults or imperfections
recants · abjures · disavows · backslides · falls away
evangelize, evangelizing, evangelization, evangelizer, evangelized, evangelizers