politicize

verb
/pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪz/

Etymology

From politic + -ize.

  1. derived from πολιτικός
  2. derived from politicus
  3. borrowed from politique
  4. formed as politicize — “politic + -ize

Definitions

  1. To engage in or discuss politics.

  2. To give something political characteristics

    To give something political characteristics; to turn into a political issue.

    • My parents started politicizing the weather as soon as they opened their snowplow business.
  3. To make someone politically active or aware.

    • The possibility of setting up an educational arm which could politicize gays in Massachusetts through a series of seminars and through the publication of a booklet providing a background on the history of gay rights.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA