ideologize

[ ahy-dee-ol-uh-jahyz, id-ee- ]

verb (used with object)

, i·de·ol·o·gized, i·de·ol·o·giz·ing.

1. to explain or express ideologically:

   to ideologize a political opinion.

2. to cause to comply with or yield to a particular ideology.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ideologize¹

First recorded in 1855–60; ideolog(y) + -ize