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de-Sunnify

de-Sunnify verb: to deprive of Sunniness; to decrease the Sunni character of.

Verb

de-Sunnify (third-person singular simple present de-Sunnifies, present participle de-Sunnifying, simple past and past participle de-Sunnified)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of Sunniness; to decrease the Sunni character of.
    • In effect, the state was de-Sunnified. The American- selected Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) was dominated by sectarian and ethnic exile parties that had little support within Iraq, and its Sunni members were especially weak.2010, Nir Rosen, Aftermath: Following the Bloodshed of America's Wars in the Muslim World, page 31
    • Whether the United States intended to deSunnify Iraq and change the regional balance of power from Sunni to Shia leadership did not matter at this point. Sunnis were now convinced this was the case.2011, Randy Borum, Journal of conflict transformation and security, PDF

Forms of de-Sunnify

third-person singular presentde-Sunnifies
present participlede-Sunnifying
past participlede-Sunnified
pastde-Sunnified

Origin of de-Sunnify

From de- + Sunnify.

Questions about de-Sunnify

What does de-Sunnify mean?
De-Sunnify means to deprive of Sunniness; to decrease the Sunni character of.
What part of speech is de-Sunnify?
De-Sunnify is a verb.
What is the past tense of de-Sunnify?
The past tense of de-Sunnify is de-Sunnified.

Words near de-Sunnify in the dictionary

  1. de-stressing
  2. de-Sukarnoization
  3. de-Sunnification
  4. de-Sunnified
  5. de-Sunnifies
  6. de-Sunnify
  7. de-Sunnifying
  8. de-tail
  9. de-tailed
  10. de-tailing
  11. de-tails

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