Islamize

To convert to Islam.

Verb

  1. To convert to Islam.
  2. To make someone, or a society, conform to Islamic law.
    • 1999, Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Georgetown University John L. Esposito Professor of Religion and International Affairs, The Islamic Threat: Myth or...

Origin

Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Islamize From Islam + -ize.

Forms

Islamizes Islamizing Islamized Islamise

Synonyms

Islamicize Muslimize Muslimify Muhammadanize

Related

Islamization