evangelize vs preach

evangelize

verb
  • 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. 

  • Coordinate term: proselytize 

  • Hypernym: proselytize 

preach

verb
  • To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching. 

  • To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue. 

  • To give a sermon. 

  • To advise or recommend earnestly. 

  • To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner. 

How often have the words evangelize and preach occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )