politicize

English

Etymology

From politic +‎ -ize.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To discuss politics
2. (transitive) To give something political characteristics; to turn into a political issue
3. (transitive) To make someone politically active or aware

Antonyms

• depoliticize

Derived terms

• politicization
• depoliticize
• depoliticization

Translations

to discuss politics

• Finnish: politikoida (fi)
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• Macedonian: бистри политика (bistri politika)

to give something political characteristics

• Catalan: polititzar (ca)
• Czech: politizovat
• Finnish: politisoida (fi)
• French: politiser (fr)
• Galician: politizar
• German: politisieren (de)
• Greek: πολιτικοποιώ (el) (politikopoió)
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• Italian: politicizzare (it)
• Macedonian: политизи́ра (politizíra)
• Occitan: politizar
• Portuguese: politizar (pt)
• Romanian: politiza (ro)
• Spanish: politizar (es)
• Swedish: politisera (sv)

to make someone politically active

• Catalan: polititzar (ca)
• Finnish: politisoida (fi)
• Galician: politizar
• German: politisieren (de)
• Greek: πολιτικοποιώ (el) (politikopoió)
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• Italian: politicizzare (it)
• Portuguese: politizar (pt)
• Spanish: politizar (es)
• Swedish: politisera (sv)