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proselyte

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  1. convert               
 
1. pro.s.elyte \'pra:s-*-.li-t\ n [ME proselite, fr. LL proselytus 
   proselyte, alien resident, fr. Gk]prose-lytos, fr. pros near + -e-lytos 
   (akin to elthein to go); akin to Gk elaunein to drive - more at PROS-, 
   ELASTIC : a new convert : NEOPHYTE; specif : a convert to Judaism 
2. proselyte vt : to convert from one religion, belief, or party to another 
    1: to make proselytes  2: to recruit members esp. by the offer of special 
   inducements