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werven — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • recruit noun A person newly enlisted in the military, or newly hired somewhere.
  • tout verb To promote or praise something enthusiastically, often to sell it.

Senses

werven is used for these senses in English:

  • proselytize (by extension, ambitransitive) 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.
  • recruit To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
  • tout (transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag about; to promote.

proselytize — full definition

  1. verb To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.
  2. verb To coerce into religious conversion.
  3. verb 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.

recruit — full definition

  1. noun A person newly enlisted in the military, or newly hired somewhere.
  2. verb To find and enroll people for a job, team, or organization.

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