insurrectionize
American
[in-suh-rek-shuh-nahyz]
/ ˌɪn səˈrɛk ʃəˌnaɪz /
especially British,
insurrectionise
verb (used with object)
insurrectionized,
insurrectionizing
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to cause insurrection in (a country or the like).
-
to rouse (a person, group, or people) to insurgent action.
Etymology
Origin of insurrectionize
First recorded in 1815–25; insurrection + -ize
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