New English-Irish Dictionary
English > Irish
Advanced Search
English-Irish Dictionary (1959)
Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (1977)
New English-Irish Dictionary
Embed New English-Irish Dictionary search box in your own website
  • EN > GA
  • GA > EN

proselytise

(also

proselytize

) 1 verb REL attempt to convert
TRANSITIVEiompaigh verb  c m utiontaigh verb  c m uthey proselytised the natives d'iompaigh siad na bundúchasaigh i dtreo an chreidimh, thug siad ar na bundúchasaigh a gcreideamh a athrú
INTRANSITIVEhe proselytised in Africa bhí sé ag bíoblóireacht san Afraic, bhí sé ag iompú daoine i dtreo an chreidimh Chríostaí san Afraic
 2 verb express strong support
TRANSITIVEthey're trying to proselytise voters tá siad ag iarraidh vótálaithe a mhealladh
INTRANSITIVEit doesn't proselytise for one theory or another ní chuireann sé teoiric amháin seachas teoiric eile chun cinn

proselytising

1 (also proselytizing) noun attempted conversiona proselytising campaign feachtas ag iarraidh daoine a iompú i dtreo an chreidimh 2 (also proselytizing) adjective tending to proselytiseteagascach adj1  c m uproselytising literature litríocht theagascach

Browse index

© IDM & Foras na Gaeilge 2013-2025
Consent Management