propagandize
propagandize Lexical Profile
propagandize Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To promote or publicize a particular political cause, ideology, or point of view using biased, selective, or misleading information.
"Critics argued that the state-run newspaper was being used to propagandize the administration's economic policies."
To subject a person or group to systematic propaganda in order to influence their beliefs, attitudes, or actions.
"The documentary examined how mass media can be utilized to propagandize the general public during election cycles."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-19th century from 'propaganda' plus the verbal suffix '-ize'. 'Propaganda' derives from the New Latin title of the 'Congregatio de Propaganda Fide' (Congregation for Propagating the Faith), a committee of cardinals established in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV.