Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depoliticize

/diːpəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
de-politi-cize
IPA
/diːpəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English politic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English politicize English depoliticize From de- + politicize.

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Questions

How do you pronounce depoliticize?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːpəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/.
What does depoliticize mean?
To remove something from political influence.
Where does depoliticize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English politic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English politicize English depoliticize From de- + politicize.

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