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politicize
politicize [ pə lítti sīz ] (3rd person present singular politicizes, present participle politicizing, past and past participle politicized) or politicise [ pə lítti sīz ] (3rd person present singular politicises, present participle politicising, past and past participle politicised)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb introduce into political arena: to bring something such as an issue of public interest into the political arena
2. transitive verb give political awareness or flavour to: to make somebody politically aware or active, or introduce a political element to something

politicization [ pə lítti sī záysh'n ] noun
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