politicize
verb /pəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/
/pəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/
(British English also politicise)
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they politicize | /pəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/ /pəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/ |
| he / she / it politicizes | /pəˈlɪtɪsaɪzɪz/ /pəˈlɪtɪsaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple politicized | /pəˈlɪtɪsaɪzd/ /pəˈlɪtɪsaɪzd/ |
| past participle politicized | /pəˈlɪtɪsaɪzd/ /pəˈlɪtɪsaɪzd/ |
| -ing form politicizing | /pəˈlɪtɪsaɪzɪŋ/ /pəˈlɪtɪsaɪzɪŋ/ |
- politicize something to make something a political issue
- the highly politicized issue of unemployment
- politicize somebody/something to make somebody/something become more involved in politics
- The rural population has become increasingly politicized in recent years.