Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

evangelize

evangelize (e*van"jel*īz) , transitive verb

[French évangélisre, Late Latin evangelizare, from Greek e'yaggeli`zesqai.]

1.
To instruct in the gospel; to preach the gospel to; to convert to Christianity; as, to evangelize the world.
His apostles whom he sends To evangelize the nations. — Milton
2.
To preach and attempt to convert (people) to one's firmly held belief. [metaphorical]

Evangelize , intransitive verb

To preach the gospel.