authoritarianize

verb

To make authoritarian.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

verbauthoritarianize (third-person singular simple present authoritarianizes, present participle authoritarianizing, simple past and past participle authoritarianized)

present singular third person authoritarianizes · participle present authoritarianizing · participle past authoritarianized · past authoritarianized

  1. transitiveTo make authoritarian.

Origin

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APA

authoritarianize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authoritarianize

MLA

“authoritarianize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authoritarianize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “authoritarianize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authoritarianize.

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