kafirize

Verb

kafirize (third-person singular simple present kafirizes, present participle kafirizing, simple past and past participle kafirized)

1. (ambitransitive, rare) To make or become kafir.
2. (rare, transitive) To accuse another person of being a heretic against Islam.
   • The practice of Islamists to kafirize their opponents (that is, to declare them unbelievers or pagans) further widens the gap between the radicals and the mainstream2004, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Ray Takeyh, The Receding Shadow of the Prophet, Westport, Connecticut; London: Praeger Publishers, →ISBN, page 162
   • In particular, many are challenged to avoid, in their zeal to Islamize state and society, a tendency to “kafirize.”1999, Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Georgetown University John L. Esposito Professor of Religion and International Affairs, The Islamic...