propagandize en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō̆- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- Latin prōpāgō Latin prōpāgandus New Latin prōpāgandader. English propaganda Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English propagandize From propaganda + -ize.
Meanings
- (intransitive) To use or spread propaganda.
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(transitive) To tell propaganda to someone in an attempt to influence one's views.
After we'd managed to make ourselves comfortable in this garret, my new friends began to propagandize me. All they knew about me was that I was a student […]
1987, Barbara Alpern Engel, Clifford N. Rosenthal, Five Sisters: Women Against the Tsar:
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(transitive) To use something or someone in propaganda purposes.
He propagandized this panacea with single-minded determination throughout the revolutionary period and even managed to establish a People's Bank for a short time before his arrest in 1849.
1989, Judith E. Zimmerman, Mid-Passage:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| propagandized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| propagandized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| propagandizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| propagandizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
propagandization · propagandizer · counterpropagandize
Translations (4)
es propagandizar (Translations) · sq propagandoj (Translations) · es propagandear (Translations) · sk propagovať (Translations)