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politicalize

American  
[puh-lit-i-kuh-lahyz] / pəˈlɪt ɪ kəˌlaɪz /
especially British, politicalise

verb (used with object)

politicalized, politicalizing

  1. to cause to be political; color with politics.

Other Word Forms

  • depoliticalization noun
  • depoliticalize verb (used with object)
  • politicalization noun

Etymology

Origin of politicalize

First recorded in 1865–70; political + -ize

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