Jacobinize

[ jak-uh-buh-nahyz ]

/ ˈdʒæk ə bəˌnaɪz /

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verb (used with object), Jac·o·bin·ized, Jac·o·bin·iz·ing.

to imbue with Jacobinism.

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Also especially British, Jac·o·bin·ise .

Origin of Jacobinize

First recorded in 1785–95; Jacobin + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM Jacobinize

Jac·o·bin·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby Jacobinize

Jacobethan, Jacobi, Jacobian, Jacobin, Jacobina, Jacobinize, Jacobins, Jacobite, Jacobite glass, Jacobite Rebellion, Jacobs