to Islamize
- verb
- /ˈɪzləmˌaɪz/
- Activists are working to Islamize local laws to reflect Islamic teachings.
- attempt to Islamize
And they have been able to really establish these incredible networks now for Islamizing.
- And they have been able to really establish these incredible networks now for Islamizing.
Examples
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Moderate Islamists want to Islamize, not democratize.
Academic text (2009) -
Today, even the most ardent secularists within the military know they cannot successfully stage a coup against the AKP on the grounds that it has become too pro-Western; thus, their rallying cry has become the party's alleged agenda to slowly Islamize Turkey.
Academic text (2007) -
And this is what they say they want to Islamize, for instance, Britain, France, Germany, even America.
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In the first moment, the new revolutionary government attempted to Islamize higher education.
Academic text (2009) -
Islam's objective is to Islamize the world.
Blog text (4) -
Moreover, in spite of sustained efforts, the regime has failed to fully Islamize Iranian society.
Academic text (2003) -
Only its southernmost part was conquered by the Arabs and successfully Islamized.
Academic text (2000) -
One important Muslim response since the 1960s has been the attempt to Islamize the social sciences, including anthropology; that is, to appropriate them for Islam by insisting that Muslim societies can only be studied by Islamic anthropology or by those conversant with Islamic textual sources.
Academic text (1995) -
The new administration aims to Islamize the educational system to align it with Islamic values.
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Efforts to Islamize the community include establishing centers for Islamic learning.
How Islamic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Islamize = Islam (transparent) = Islam + ize
Standard productive verb formation with '-ize' meaning 'make or become' from the base 'Islam', so the meaning is directly derivable.
Etymology
Islamize comes from Islam, the name of the religion from Arabic that means 'submission' or 'peace', and the English ending -ize, which means 'to make' or 'to become'. So to Islamize is to 'make' a person, group, or institution follow Islamic beliefs or laws, much like Americanize means 'make American'.