Jacobinize

 [jak-uh-buh-nahyz]  

Jac·o·bin·ize

   [jak-uh-buh-nahyz]
verb (used with object), Jac·o·bin·ized, Jac·o·bin·iz·ing.
to imbue with Jacobinism.
Also, especially British, Jac·o·bin·ise.

Origin:
1785–95; Jacobin + -ize

Related forms
Jac·o·bin·i·za·tion, noun
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