propagandize
/ˌprɒpəˈɡandʌɪz
/(also propagandise)
verb [no object] chiefly derogatory
1Promote a particular cause or view by using propaganda: abolitionist leaders had not specifically propagandized for emancipation...
- While displaying nostalgia for a vanishing rural and small-town America, their work also adeptly propagandized for the New Deal.
- Whether it was a grandchild, niece, nephew or child, nearly everyone in America would have a personal stake to think about when the country was being rallied or propagandized for war.
- She also has propagandized political, feminist views and lifestyle.
Synonyms
advocate, champion, support, promote, publicize, propagate, promulgate, campaign for, proclaim, preach
1.1 [with object] Attempt to influence (someone) by using propaganda: when you encounter people who parrot the population-control agenda, they often fail to realize that they have been propagandized...
- I also must report that I've visited France and no doubt succumbed to certain attempts to propagandize me.
- I see the center as part of an incremental series of intricate moves toward justice; those who disagree with my premises see it as an attempt to propagandize women into a utopian, unrealistic mindset.
- When we propagandize him, we cannot talk about this side of him.
Synonyms
persuade, convince, brainwash, indoctrinate, proselytize