intransitive verb. To engage in or discuss politics.

intransitive verb. To make political.

To occupy one's self with polities; discuss political questions. Also spelled politicise.

verb. To discuss politics

verb. To give something political characteristics; to turn into a political issue

verb. To make someone politically active or aware

verb. give a political character to

"The Republicans, with only a couple of exceptions have been overwhelmingly silent on the issue, and in some cases, like the MI AG, have come out against doing anything to help consumers (because he didn't want to "politicize" the issue)."

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criticize  

politicized  politicizes  politicizing