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de-Sunnify

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To deprive of Sunniness; to decrease the Sunni character of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • 2011, Randy Borum, Journal of conflict transformation and security, PDF 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.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From de- + Sunnify.