islamize

/'izləmaiz/ Cách viết khác : (Islamise) /'izləmaiz/

Thân thiện

The Mughals islamized much of northern India in the 16th century.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To convert to Islam: To cause a person, group, or region to adopt the Islamic religion.
   • To cause to conform to Islamic law or customs: To modify practices, laws, or institutions to align with the principles of Islam.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The empire sought to islamize the conquered territories through both persuasion and policy.
  • Some reformers attempted to islamize the legal system by incorporating Sharia principles.
  • The process to islamize the local customs took several generations.

Advanced Usage

• "to islamize a practice": to adapt a non-Islamic custom or tradition so that it becomes acceptable within an Islamic framework.
  • Scholars debated how to islamize the traditional festival while maintaining its core cultural elements.

Variants and Related Words

• Islamization (n): The process or result of making something Islamic.
  • The islamization of the region was a complex historical process.
• Islamise (v): British English spelling variant of "islamize".

Synonyms

• Convert to Islam: To change religious affiliation to Islam.
• Islamicize: A less common synonym with the same meaning.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Islamize" itself is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions. The action is generally expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms specifically built around the verb "islamize.")

Học thuật

Verb

1. convert to Islam
   • The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century
2. cause to conform to Islamic law
   • Islamize the dietary laws

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Islamize
• Islamise