Islamise (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Cause to conform to Islamic law; "Islamize the dietary laws".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

• The government has moved to islamise the country's laws and institutions in recent years.
• They work to islamise the education system by introducing Islamic studies.
• The new administration began to islamise the national school curriculum.
• The opposition party accused the ruling government of trying to islamise the secular constitution.
• The ruling party has proposed several laws to islamise the country's penal code, sparking heated debate.

Synonyms

• Islamize

Hypernyms

• Change
• Modify

Meaning ²

Convert to Islam; "The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

• The Mughal Empire sought to islamise the majority of the Indian subcontinent during their reign.
• The ruler's decision to islamise the entire population was initially met with fierce resistance.
• Pakistan's national narrative islamises its pre-Partition history to validate its claim of being a Muslim homeland.
• Historians believe the initial Muslim invasions were not intended to islamise local populations en masse.
• The Umayyad conquest of Spain did not immediately islamise the early Christian and Jewish communities.

Synonyms

• Islamize

Hypernyms

• Convert