单词 | propagandize |
释义 | propagandizev. 1. transitive. To disseminate (ideas, information, etc.) as or by means of propaganda; to promote (a cause, etc.) by propaganda. Also: to subject to propaganda; to seek to influence with propaganda. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > subject to propaganda propagandize1844 propaganda1921 propagand1923 1844 Fraser's Mag. Mar. 333 We did not fight to propagandise monarchical principles. 1892 Echo 4 Feb. 2/3 All the..places..where voters can be reached, will be visited and propagandised. 1928 Observer 11 Mar. 13/4 A crowd of the peasants..tries to ‘propagandize’ an American soldier. 1940 H. L. Childs Introd. Public Opinion 115 Government in a democratic state, instead of being an instrument for propagandizing causes, should be a continuing agency for balancing the interests of conflicting parties. 1969 Wall St. Jrnl. 14 Feb. 1/6 South Korea..propagandizes its citizens heavily. 1994 Daily Tel. 17 Oct. 18/2 There is no doubt that it was the Princess who began the process of propagandising her differences with her husband. 2. intransitive. To disseminate propaganda; to seek to influence a person, course of events, etc., by propaganda. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade [verb (intransitive)] > propagandize propagandize1848 propagand1850 pamphleteer1938 1848 Times 12 Jan. 3/7 This little ‘neutral’ territory..ought to be as peaceful and primitive as its mountain soil, as a point d'appui whence to agitate and propagandize in their respective deserted homes. 1889 Voice (N.Y.) 1 Aug. Unselfish, disinterested citizens, propagandizing for the sake of principle. 1939 F. H. O'Hara Today in Amer. Drama 238 Literally..‘propaganda’ merely means an effort to gain support for an opinion or a course of action. In that sense, we all spend a good part of our lives propagandizing. 1974 K. Millett Flying iii. x. 335 I propagandize and make coffee. 1996 Prospect Mar. 58/3 Ever since Vietnam, Hollywood liberals have been propagandising for peace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1844 |
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