The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
EVANGELIZE
evangelize, evangelise
(verb) convert to Christianity; “The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders”
evangelize, evangelise
(verb) preach the gospel (to)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
evangelize (third-person singular simple present evangelizes, present participle evangelizing, simple past and past participle evangelized)
To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.
To preach any ideology to those who have not yet been converted to it.
To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others; to promote.
Synonyms
• (preach any ideology): proselytize
Hypernyms
• (tell people about Christianity): proselytize
Source: Wiktionary
E*van"gel*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evangelized; p. pr. & vb. n. Evangelizing]. Etym: [F. évangélisre, LL. evangelizare, fr. Gr.
Definition: 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.
E*van"gel*ize, v. i.
Definition: To preach the gospel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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