verb
Meaning 1
To make or become kafir.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, rare
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Standard Lemma guide
kafirize
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verb
Meaning 2
To accuse another person of being a heretic against Islam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
Examples
- 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 Threat: Myth or Reality?: Myth or Reality? In particular, many are challenged to avoid, in their zeal to Islamize state and society, a tendency to “kafirize.”
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History
Etymology
From kafir + -ize.