Talibanize

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verb

To convert something, especially a government or culture, into something based on the fundamentalist Islamic teachings of the Taliban.

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Meanings

verbTalibanize (third-person singular simple present Talibanizes, present participle Talibanizing, simple past and past participle Talibanized)

present singular third person Talibanizes · participle present Talibanizing · participle past Talibanized · past Talibanized · alternative Talibanise

  1. To convert something, especially a government or culture, into something based on the fundamentalist Islamic teachings of the Taliban.

Origin

From Taliban + -ize.

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APA

Talibanize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Talibanize

MLA

“Talibanize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Talibanize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Talibanize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Talibanize.

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