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conservatize
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con·ser·va·tize  (kn-sûrv-tz)
tr.v. con·ser·va·tized, con·ser·va·tiz·ing, con·ser·va·tizes
To make conservative or more conservative: "He has prepared himself by . . . conservatizing his politics" (Peter Goldman).
[conservat(ive) + -ize.]


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Some key ones for me are the subtle ways that make professional training an intensely conservatizing process and the point that professionals are more ideologically disciplined than nonprofessionals.
Disciplined Minds: a critical look at salaried professionals and the ... by Martin, Brian / Radical Teacher
While I wish that future humor will be the humor of change and challenge of the status quo, I fear that the conservatizing influence of the voracious maw of media and entertainment could prevail.
I'll laugh tomorrow by Clinton, Kate / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
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