To coerce into religious conversion.
To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.
To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.
to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals; to reform a criminal
To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better
To form again or in a new configuration.
To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits
The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it