depoliticize

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/diːpəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/

verb

To remove something from political influence.

Opposite
politicize
OriginEnglish politicize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdepoliticize (third-person singular simple present depoliticizes, present participle depoliticizing, simple past and past participle depoliticized)

present singular third person depoliticizes · participle present depoliticizing · participle past depoliticized · past depoliticized

  1. To remove something from political influence.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
politicize

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishpolitic
  8. Englishpoliticize
  9. Englishdepoliticize

From de- + politicize.

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Translations

Catalan despolititzar
  • despolititzarremove from political influence
French dépolitiser
  • dépolitiserremove from political influence
German entpolitisieren
  • entpolitisierenremove from political influence
Italian spoliticizzare, depoliticizzare
  • spoliticizzareremove from political influence
  • depoliticizzareremove from political influence
Portuguese despolitizar
  • despolitizarremove from political influence
Russian дѐполитизи́ровать
  • дѐполитизи́ровать (dèpolitizírovatʹ)remove from political influence
Spanish despolitizar
  • despolitizarremove from political influence
Swedish avpolitisera
  • avpolitiseraremove from political influence
Cite this entry
APA

depoliticize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depoliticize

MLA

“depoliticize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depoliticize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depoliticize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depoliticize.

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