Mohammedanizev.
/mᵿˈhamədənʌɪz/, /mᵿˈhamədn̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /moʊˈhɑmədnˌaɪz/, /moʊˈhɑmədəˌnaɪz/ transitive. To convert to Islam; to cause to conform to Muslim principles and practices.Not used or favoured by Muslims: see note at Mohammedan n.
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Mahometize1585
Mahometanize1779
Mohammedanize1828
Islamize1843
Muslimize1845
Mohammedize1848
Islamicize1937
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Mohammedanize, to render conformable to the modes or principles of the Mohammedans.
1878 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 504/1 The Slavonia of the region called Turkey in Europe was all either mohammedanized or tributary.
1903 Missionary Rec. United Free Church Scotl. Apr. 160/1 Aboriginals who were Mohammedanized during the Mohammedan dynasty.
1987 New Left Rev. Jan. 116 In the Ottoman empire in its prime, army and administration were largely manned by eastern Europeans captured young and Mohamedanized.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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