propagandize
Push biased messaging
Propagandize means to spread propaganda or to subject someone to it.
The word carries negative connotations, suggesting manipulation rather than honest persuasion.
Someone who propagandizes presents information in a biased or misleading way to promote a particular political cause or point of view.
The regime propagandized its citizens from childhood.
Critics accused the network of propagandizing for the administration.
The word can describe both the act of creating propaganda and the act of exposing others to it.
Coercively alter beliefs
- inculcateImplant by persistent urging
- radicalizeConvert to extreme ideology
- conditionState or stipulation
- reeducateInstill revised beliefs
program · instill · catechize · drill · socialize · acculturate · proselytize · dogmatize
Cause to believe
- swayRock back and forth
- influencePower to affect others
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- promoteRaise in rank
lobby · push · sell · pitch · campaign · rally · recruit · mobilize
Convey false details
- disinformSpread false information deliberately
- distortTwist from original form
- misleadCause false belief
- manipulateControl through clever influence
spin · fabricate · falsify · misrepresent · lie · dupe · hoodwink · delude
Biased toward one side
- ideologicalRelating to belief systems
- polarizeSplit into opposition
- radicalizeConvert to extreme ideology
- left-wingPolitically liberal or radical
right-wing · populist · nationalist · demagogue · activist · agitprop · jingoism · chauvinism
brainwash
Coercively alter beliefs
- inculcateImplant by persistent urging
- radicalizeConvert to extreme ideology
- conditionState or stipulation
reeducate · program · instill · catechize · drill · socialize · acculturate · proselytize · dogmatize · convert
convince
Cause to believe
promote · lobby · push · sell · pitch · campaign · rally · recruit · mobilize · agitate
misinform
Convey false details
- disinformSpread false information deliberately
- distortTwist from original form
- misleadCause false belief
manipulate · spin · fabricate · falsify · misrepresent · lie · dupe · hoodwink · delude · deceive
partisan
Biased toward one side
- ideologicalRelating to belief systems
- polarizeSplit into opposition
- radicalizeConvert to extreme ideology
left-wing · right-wing · populist · nationalist · demagogue · activist · agitprop · jingoism · chauvinism · extremism
broadcast
Transmitted media signal
distribute · transmit · leaflet · pamphlet · poster · flyer · radio · televise · air · stream
propagandizetell the truth
Communicate facts honestly
inform · debunk · fact-check · expose · enlighten
propagandizeeducate
Provide formal instruction
enlighten · teach · inform · edify · illuminate
propagandizedebunk
Expose as false
deprogramme · deradicalize · disillusion · expose · fact-check
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