de-politicalize

po·lit·i·cal·ize

[puh-lit-i-kuh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), po·lit·i·cal·ized, po·lit·i·cal·iz·ing.
to cause to be political; color with politics.
Also, especially British, po·lit·i·cal·ise.

Origin:
1865–70; political + -ize

Related forms
po·lit·i·cal·i·za·tion, noun
de·po·lit·i·cal·i·za·tion, noun
de·po·lit·i·cal·ize, verb (used with object), de·po·lit·i·cal·ized, de·po·lit·i·cal·iz·ing.
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