demuslimize
demuslimize verb: to decrease the resemblance of a Muslim.
Verb
demuslimize (third-person singular simple present demuslimizes, present participle demuslimizing, simple past and past participle demuslimized)
- To decrease the resemblance of a Muslim.
- ... that the educated Egyptian was a demuslimized Muslim and that Great Britain's primary duty in Egypt was to establish a system which would enable the mass of the population ...1969, Afaf Lutfi Sayyid-Marsot, Egypt and Cromer: a study in Anglo-Egyptian relations, p 63
- It would have gradually demuslimized Muslim children by subjecting them to the philosophy that Hinduism and Islam were not too different and then exposing them to Hindu social influence and political domination.1970, Pakistan Historical Society, A History of the Freedom Movement: Being the Story of Muslim Struggle for the Freedom of Hind-Pakistan, 1707-1947, Volume 4, p 15
- Synonyms:
- Muslimize
Synonyms of demuslimize
Forms of demuslimize
| third-person singular present | demuslimizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | demuslimizing |
| past participle | demuslimized |
| past | demuslimized |
Origin of demuslimize
From de- + muslim + -ize.
Questions about demuslimize
- What does demuslimize mean?
- Demuslimize means to decrease the resemblance of a Muslim.
- What part of speech is demuslimize?
- Demuslimize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of demuslimize?
- The past tense of demuslimize is demuslimized.
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