insurrectionize

[ in-suh-rek-shuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object),in·sur·rec·tion·ized, in·sur·rec·tion·iz·ing.
  1. to cause insurrection in (a country or the like).

  2. to rouse (a person, group, or people) to insurgent action.

Origin of insurrectionize

1
First recorded in 1815–25; insurrection + -ize
  • Also especially British, in·sur·rec·tion·ise .

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