po‧li‧ti‧cize (also politicise British English) /pəˈlɪtəsaɪz, pəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: politician, politics, politicization, politicking, politico; adjective: political, politicized, apolitical, politic; verb: politicize; adverb: politically]

1. to make a subject or a situation more political:
The Olympic Games should not be politicized.

2. to make someone become more involved in political activities:
He became politicised during his years in prison.
—politicized adjective:
Abortion is a highly politicized issue.
—politicization /pəˌlɪtəsaɪˈzeɪʃən, pəˌlɪtɪsaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -sə-/ noun [uncountable]

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