Shiitize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make or become Shiite ambitransitive

    "2007, NY trans, Weekend Carnage in Iraq; Sadrists Return to Parliament Group: uk.media Qatar-based Sunni preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi called on Iran to cease trying to "Shiitize" the region and accused it of playing an unhelpful"

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"2007, NY trans, Weekend Carnage in Iraq; Sadrists Return to Parliament Group: uk.media Qatar-based Sunni preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi called on Iran to cease trying to "Shiitize" the region and accused it of playing an unhelpful"

Etymology

From Shiite + -ize.

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