Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shiitize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shi-itize
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become Shiite

Example Sentences

"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"
"2006, Pacifist, Re: king abdollah on Iran, Iraq Group: Iranian Democratic Forum Some also address the endeavors to "Shiitize" some Sunnites in the region."
"a former Saudi opponent and one of the most popular Islamic writers of the last decade, spoke of Iran's “gigantic efforts” to Shiitize Syria"

Etymology

From Shiite + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Shiite

Inflected Forms

Shiitizes (present, singular) Shiitizing (participle, present) Shiitized (participle, past) Shiitized (past)

Derived Forms

Shiitization

Questions

What does shiitize mean?: To make or become Shiite
Where does shiitize come from?: From Shiite + -ize.

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