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POLITICIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does politicize mean? 

POLITICIZE (verb)
  The verb POLITICIZE has 1 sense:

1. give a political character toplay

  Familiarity information: POLITICIZE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POLITICIZE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they politicize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it politicizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: politicized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: politicized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: politicizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Give a political character to

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

politicise; politicize

Context example:

politicize the discussion

Hypernyms (to "politicize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


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