politize
English
Verb
politize (third-person singular simple present politizes, present participle politizing, simple past and past participle politized)
- (transitive, dated) To make political; to politicize.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To act like a politician; to dispute as politicians do.
- 1641 May, John Milton, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England: And the Cavvses that hitherto have Hindred it; republished as Will Taliaferro Hale, editor, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England (Yale Studies in English; LIV), New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1916, →OCLC:
- But let us not for fear of a scarecrow, or else through hatred to be reform'd, stand hankering and politizing
Synonyms
References
- “politize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Galician
Verb
politize
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of politizar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Verb
politize
- inflection of politizar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Turkish
Etymology
From French politisé, past participle of politiser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔ.li.ti.ze/
Adjective
politize
Derived terms
- politize etmek (“to politicize”)