Islamize

American  

[is-luh-mahyz, iz-, is-lah-mahyz, iz-] / ˈɪs ləˌmaɪz, ˈɪz-, ɪsˈlɑ maɪz, ɪz- /

especially British, Islamise

verb (used with object)

Islamized, Islamizing

1. to convert to Islam.

2. to bring into a state of harmony or conformity with the principles and teachings of Islam; give an Islamic character or identity to.

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Islamize British  

/ ˈɪzləˌmaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to convert to or bring under the influence of Islam

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Other Word Forms

• Islamization noun
• Islamizer noun

Etymology

Origin of Islamize

First recorded in 1840–50; Islam + -ize

Example Sentences

Critics accused him of seeking to usurp power and Islamize the government and nation and of mismanaging the economy.

From Washington Post

The memorandum's message is consistent with the Brotherhood's conservative theology and its dream of an Islamized world.

From Salon

This means that those backing the president—and likely indispensable for his reelection—are trying to leverage their influence to achieve a long-term objective: to further Islamize Indonesia’s society.

From The Wall Street Journal

In following his story and three al Qaeda characters, you see how the revolution was Islamized and the roles that organizations like al Qaeda played on the battlefield and also politically.

From National Geographic

They speak in Gujarati, the adoptive language of the Parsis, who fled persecution in newly Islamized Persia in the ninth century...

From The Wall Street Journal