politicalize

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verb

po·​lit·​i·​cal·​ize pə-ˈli-ti-kə-ˌlīz 

politicalized; politicalizing

transitive verb

: politicize

politicalization

pə-ˌli-ti-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

politicalization

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noun

po·​lit·​i·​cal·​iza·​tion pəˌlitə̇kələ̇ˈzāshən 

plural -s

: the action or process of politicalizing

the total politicalization of Russian arts and artists

—Saturday Review

the all-out politicalization of economic life

—J. H. Spigelman

Word History

Etymology

Verb

political + -ize

First Known Use

Verb

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for politicalize

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• memorialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize