Politicize

//pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪz//

Synonyms for "politicize" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Strong matches (2)

Related words (3)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

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Related terms

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derived

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manner of

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Translations

38 translations across 24 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • سَيَّسَ verb (to give something political characteristics)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • палітызава́ць verb (to give something political characteristics)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • занима́вам се с поли́тика verb (to engage in or discuss politics)
  • политизи́рам verb (to give something political characteristics)

Catalan

2 entries
  • polititzar verb (to give something political characteristics)
  • polititzar verb (to make someone politically active)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 政治化 verb (to give something political characteristics)

Czech

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  • politizovat verb (to give something political characteristics)

Finnish

3 entries
  • politikoida verb (to engage in or discuss politics)
  • politisoida verb (to give something political characteristics)
  • politisoida verb (to make someone politically active)

French

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  • politiser verb (to give something political characteristics)

Galician

2 entries
  • politizar verb (to give something political characteristics)
  • politizar verb (to make someone politically active)

German

2 entries
  • politisieren verb (to give something political characteristics)
  • politisieren verb (to make someone politically active)

Greek

2 entries
  • πολιτικοποιώ verb (to give something political characteristics)
  • πολιτικοποιώ verb (to make someone politically active)

Hungarian

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  • politizál verb (to engage in or discuss politics)

Italian

2 entries
  • politicizzare verb (to give something political characteristics)
  • politicizzare verb (to make someone politically active)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 政治化する verb (to give something political characteristics)

Korean

1 entries
  • 정치화하다 verb (to give something political characteristics)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • бистри политика verb (to engage in or discuss politics)
  • политизи́ра verb (to give something political characteristics)

Occitan

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  • politizar verb (to give something political characteristics)

Polish

2 entries
  • upolityczniać verb (to give something political characteristics)
  • upolitycznić verb (to give something political characteristics)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • politizar verb (to give something political characteristics)
  • politizar verb (to make someone politically active)

Romanian

1 entries
  • politiza verb (to give something political characteristics)

Russian

2 entries
  • занима́ться поли́тикой verb (to engage in or discuss politics)
  • политизи́ровать verb (to give something political characteristics)

Spanish

2 entries
  • politizar verb (to give something political characteristics)
  • politizar verb (to make someone politically active)

Swedish

2 entries
  • politisera verb (to give something political characteristics)
  • politisera verb (to make someone politically active)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • політизува́ти verb (to give something political characteristics)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

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Changing the Senate rules now will only further politicize the Supreme Court.

Source: tatoeba (8310279)

Republicans are dropping like flies because they've decided to politicize a pandemic.

Source: tatoeba (8950556)

How dare you politicize a crisis.

Source: tatoeba (10094120)

My parents started politicizing the weather as soon as they opened their snowplow business.

Source: wiktionary

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