/ English Dictionary

ISLAMIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

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 "Islamize" 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 "Islamize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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