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to ideologize

to ideologize

8.9
To make people or groups accept one set of beliefs
  • verb
  • /ˌaɪdiˈɑːlədʒaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : ideologizar
  • In other words, while these theories have diversified the angles from which Irish society could be approached, the adoption of extraneous terminologies and ideologizing critical discourse could obscure some of the very issues that Irish studies had to contend with.

Examples

  • Before moving to that perspective, it may be advisable to heuristically contrive extreme cases of a text "signaling" an intent to ideologize.

    Academic text (1996)

  • In her lectures, she aims to ideologize concepts to align them with progressive values.

  • But there was definitely, you know, the strong degree of trying to sort of ideologize students and push this agenda.

  • The discussion of "Freudism" during the 1920s is best characterized as an attempt to ideologize psychoanalytic theory.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The politician tried to ideologize the debate by framing it within his party's beliefs.

  • The documentary sought to ideologize historical events by emphasizing a specific narrative.

Synonyms

to brainwash
vsto ideologize
118 7.3

To make someone accept different beliefs using pressure and tricks

is less coercive, means influence or interpret according to beliefs rather than force
to politicize
vsto ideologize
  • Literature
45 6.7

Treat an issue as political to support a party or opinion

is broader, applies any ideology not only political bias
to indoctrinate
vsto ideologize
31 8.1

To teach people to accept beliefs without question, often to change how they think

is broader, applies ideological framing rather than direct uncritical teaching

Antonyms

to depoliticize
2 6.9

To remove political influence from a group, system, or topic

How Ideological

to radicalize
28 7.7
to politicize
  • Literature
45 6.7
to ideologize
  • US
8.9
to slant
14 6.3
frame
81 6.2

Surface Forms

ideologize infinitive
ideologized past
ideologized past participle
ideologizing present participle
ideologizes third person singular

Morphology

ideologize = ideology (transparent) = ideology + ize

Formed from 'ideology' + the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize', meaning 'to make or interpret according to an ideology'.

Etymology

Ideologize comes from ideology, a word about a system of ideas, and the ending -ize which means 'to make'. So, to ideologize someone or something is to 'make' them follow or be influenced by a certain set of ideas.