politicize

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politicize

  • /pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪz/

Rhymes with -ɪtɪsaɪz

verb politicizes · politicizing · politicized · politicise

  1. intransitive To engage in or discuss politics.
  2. transitive To give something political characteristics; to turn into a political issue. My parents started politicizing the weather as soon as they opened their snowplow business.
  3. transitive To make someone politically active or aware. The possibility of setting up an educational arm which could politicize gays in Massachusetts through a series of seminars and through the publication of a booklet providing a background on the history of gay rights.

Similar: politize · Opposite: depoliticize

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Similar: politize · Opposite: depoliticize

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verb to engage in or discuss politics

Русскийзанима́ться поли́тикой zanimátʹsja polítikoj

verb to give something political characteristics

Españolpolitizar
한국어정치화하다 jeongchihwahada
日本語政治化する seijika suru
中文政治化 zhèngzhìhuà
Portuguêspolitizar
Françaispolitiser
Deutschpolitisieren
Italianopoliticizzare
Ελληνικάπολιτικοποιώ politikopoió
Românăpolitiza
Русскийполитизи́ровать politizírovatʹ
العربيةسَيَّسَ sayyasa

verb to make someone politically active

Españolpolitizar
Portuguêspolitizar
Deutschpolitisieren
Italianopoliticizzare
Ελληνικάπολιτικοποιώ politikopoió

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@misc{politicize_2026,
  title = {politicize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/politicize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}