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ISLAMISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they islamise ... he / she / it islamises
Past simple: islamised
Past participle: islamised
-ing form: islamising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Convert to Islam
Example:
The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century
Synonyms:
Islamise; Islamize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "Islamise" is one way to...):
convert (cause to adopt a new or different faith)
Cause:
convert (change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cause to conform to Islamic law
Example:
Islamize the dietary laws
Synonyms:
Islamise; Islamize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "Islamise" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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