Conservatize
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To make or become conservative.
"Sinsheimer, a biologist, has said in speeches that as a scientist he has to believe in a value-free science. But, says Shaw, "A belief in a value-free science ensures that those who can pay for the science, like corporations and governments, get what they want," and this has a conservatizing effect on academic research."
Example
More examples"Sinsheimer, a biologist, has said in speeches that as a scientist he has to believe in a value-free science. But, says Shaw, "A belief in a value-free science ensures that those who can pay for the science, like corporations and governments, get what they want," and this has a conservatizing effect on academic research."
Etymology
From conservative + -ize.
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