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to depoliticize

to depoliticize

2 6.9
To remove political influence from a group, system, or topic
  • verb
  • /dɪˈpɒlɪsɪzaɪz/
translation icon : despolitizar
  • Monetary policy has long been depoliticized in the United States, largely because fighting inflation requires a long time horizon.
  • attempts to depoliticize
  • efforts to depoliticize
  • depoliticize society

And my concerns are, one, devastating for the mental health of young people, but two, it's like really, really deeply depoliticizing.

Examples

  • Progressives, that is, reconstructed pluralism and sought to depoliticize ethnicity, particularly by depriving it of its nationalism and ending the dual loyalties.

    Academic text (2000)

  • First, by using a transparent methodology, the administration is attempting to depoliticize the selection process to a remarkable extent.

    Academic text (2003)

  • In thinking about that challenge, one confronts the problem of how to depoliticize money and banking.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Concepts of mediation have the potential to depoliticize issues.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Critics might suggest that this commercial integration depoliticized what had initially been a very political message.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Third, is it realistic to think that government could be depoliticized in this manner?

    Academic text (1997)

  • The very core of public existence was depoliticized by the emphasis that was placed on private dreams.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Ferguson argues that "developers" seek to depoliticize the nature and consequences of their projects.

    Academic text (1997)

  • During his presidency, Rafsanjani continued his policy of depoliticizing the armed forces.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The committee aims to depoliticize the selection of judges to ensure fairness.

Synonyms

to neutralize
vsto depoliticize
  • US
1 6.2

To make a country or group not take sides in a fight

removes political influence or character from any institution or activity

Antonyms

to politicize
  • Literature
45 6.7

Treat an issue as political to support a party or opinion

How Political

to polarize
  • Literature
23 7.2
to politicize
  • Literature
45 6.7
to depoliticize
2 6.9

Surface Forms

depoliticize infinitive
depoliticized past
depoliticized past participle
depoliticizing present participle
depoliticizes third person singular

Morphology

depoliticize = politicize (semi-transparent) = de + politic + ize

The prefix 'de-' clearly adds the meaning of removing or undoing to the verb 'politicize'.

Etymology

Depoliticize comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and politics, which means 'government' or 'public life'. So to depoliticize something is to take politics out of it and remove political influence.