machiavellize
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To behave in a Machiavellian manner; to be cunning and manipulative.
verb
To make Machiavellian.
verb
Alternative form of Machiavellize.
Example Sentences
- "The boss has the magic of dividing the workers, he 'Machiavellizes. '"
- "These were the Machiavellisms that the ancient ages produced for us before Machiavelli was in the world, and an infinity of persons Machiavellize among us today who have never read his books."
- "D'Aubigne had to admit that "our kings have learnt to Machiavellize.""
- "Leninism might be defined as the desperate form of Marxism, an attempt to save Marxism by Machiavellizing it, but Marx's own work is in my view also marked by desperation."
- "We must not only claim that violence is ineluctable because the future is open and "being realized," we must also hold that certain types of violence are more justified than others; we must not only agree that the politician never fails to be a Machiavelli, but show as well that history has its ruses, and Machiavellizes the Machiavellis."
- "Clearly Nifo, generally condemned for having Aristotelized Machiavelli, was not averse to Machiavellizing Aristotle when appropriate."
Etymology
From Machiavelli + -ize.