"kafirize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: kafirizes [present, singular, third-person], kafirizing [participle, present], kafirized [participle, past], kafirized [past]
Etymology: From kafir + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kafir|ize}} kafir + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} kafirize (third-person singular simple present kafirizes, present participle kafirizing, simple past and past participle kafirized)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To make or become kafir. Tags: intransitive, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-kafirize-en-verb-rFg~Axlz
  2. (transitive, rare) To accuse another person of being a heretic against Islam. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-kafirize-en-verb-1DZpGA3m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kafirize Related terms: takfir

Inflected forms

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