propagandize

[ prop-uh-gan-dahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, prop·a·gan·dized, prop·a·gan·diz·ing.

1. to subject to propaganda:

   The Foreign Affairs department developed a plan to propagandize enemy countries.

2. to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda:

   The newspaper was accused of propagandizing state-approved stories rather than providing factual coverage.

verb (used without object)

, prop·a·gan·dized, prop·a·gan·diz·ing.

1. to carry on or disseminate propaganda:

   Government agencies are supposed to be politically neutral, and are not supposed to propagandize in favor of specific agendas.

propagandize

/ ˌprɒpəˈɡændaɪz /

verb

1. tr to spread by propaganda
2. tr to subject to propaganda
3. intr to spread or organize propaganda

Word History and Origins

Origin of propagandize¹

First recorded in 1835–45; propagand(a) + -ize

Example Sentences

Baier has since signed on to Fox News’ right-wing propagandizing, which showed through in his questions and the visuals backing them up.

From Salon

The facts are out there and the tragedy is that a large portion of the American electorate has been so propagandized and manipulated.

From Salon

Figures willing to embrace Trump — willing to support and propagandize him — he elevated them and their ideas and moved them into the middle of the conversation in American evangelicalism.

From Salon

Listen to conservatives, and they argue that the crisis in American schools is the opposite: It’s about leftist teachers propagandizing on critical race theory and giving kids new pronouns while denying them safe bathrooms.

From Seattle Times

They were traitors to their country, but they were clear about their intentions, although they also cynically used religious belief and relied on other alternative facts to propagandize their cause.

From Salon