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

Example Sentences

This horrid hybrid, radical conservative, every bit as monstrous as radical liberal, was supposed to describe activist conservatives, such as members of the John Birch society, who were inclined to ideologize their principles and who exhibited some stylistic similarities to leftist radicals.

From Time Magazine Archive