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обраща́ть — meaning in English

obrashchat

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English meaning

  • convert verb To change something from one form, substance, or purpose into another.
  • proselytize verb To try to persuade someone to adopt your religion.

Senses

обраща́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • convert (transitive) To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.
  • convert (transitive) To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief (see also sense 12).
  • proselytize (ambitransitive, broadly) To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.

convert — full definition

  1. verb To change something from one form, substance, or purpose into another.
  2. verb To persuade someone to change their religion, beliefs, or opinion.
  3. noun A person who has adopted a new religion, belief, or cause.

proselytize — full definition

  1. verb To try to persuade someone to adopt your religion.
  2. verb To force someone to change their religion.
  3. verb To try to win people over to a belief, cause, lifestyle or organisation that has nothing to do with religion.
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