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Talibanize

Talibanize verb: to convert something, especially a government or culture, into something based on the fundamentalist Islamic teachings of the Taliban.

Verb

Talibanize (third-person singular simple present Talibanizes, present participle Talibanizing, simple past and past participle Talibanized)

  1. To convert something, especially a government or culture, into something based on the fundamentalist Islamic teachings of the Taliban.

Forms of Talibanize

third-person singular presentTalibanizes
present participleTalibanizing
past participleTalibanized
pastTalibanized
alternative formTalibanise

Origin of Talibanize

From Taliban + -ize.

Questions about Talibanize

What does Talibanize mean?
Talibanize means to convert something, especially a government or culture, into something based on the fundamentalist Islamic teachings of the Taliban.
What part of speech is Talibanize?
Talibanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Talibanize?
The past tense of Talibanize is Talibanized.

Words near Talibanize in the dictionary

  1. Talibanism
  2. Talibanist
  3. Talibanistan
  4. Talibanists
  5. Talibanization
  6. Talibanize
  7. Talibanized
  8. Talibanizes
  9. Talibanizing
  10. Talibans
  11. Talibaptist

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