Islamize

verb

Is·​lam·​ize ˈiz-lə-ˌmīz  is-ˈlä-ˌmīz 

iz-,

-ˈla-

Islamized; Islamizing

transitive verb

: to make Islamic

especially : to convert to Islam

Islamization

ˌiz-lə-mə-ˈzā-shən 

is-ˌlä-mə-

iz-

-ˌla-

noun

Examples of Islamize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The current regime’s failure to Islamize Iranian society in its own likeness burst into the open on a night in November 1997, less than two decades after the revolution. —Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above