"Sunnize" meaning in English

See Sunnize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: Sunnizes [present, singular, third-person], Sunnizing [participle, present], Sunnized [participle, past], Sunnized [past]
Etymology: Sunni + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Sunni|ize}} Sunni + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} Sunnize (third-person singular simple present Sunnizes, present participle Sunnizing, simple past and past participle Sunnized)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become Sunni Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: sunnize, Sunnise
    Sense id: en-Sunnize-en-verb-U4pqjzhX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

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