unproselytev.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒsᵻlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɑsəˌlaɪt/ rare.
transitive. To make (a person) no longer a proselyte; to reverse or undo the conversion of.In quot. 1909 reflexive: to apostatize from.
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the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose or intention [verb (transitive)] > cause to desert or abandon something
debauch1623
unproselyte1655
defect1685
1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. x. 63 It happily unproselyted some inclinable to his Opinions.
1748 J. Owen Jacobite & Nonjuring Princ. (ed. 2) 32 It would be no difficult Matter to unproselyte all the learned Doctor's Proselytes, and to overturn the Foundation of his Universal, Catholic Church.
1909 Friend 9 Dec. 177/2 Now why are men so compassing heaven and earth to unproselyte themselves from Jesus?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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