Machiavellize

English Alternative forms en machiavellize Machiavellise machiavellise Etymology From en Machiavelli ize. Verb To behave in a Machiavellian manner; to be cunning and manipulative. en 1983 Organizing the New Immigrants Geoffrey E. Fox 6 The boss has the magic of dividing the workers, he 'Machiavellizes. ' en 1992 Machiavelli and Mystery of State Peter S. Donaldson 149 These were the Machiavellisms that the ancient ages produced for us before Machiavelli was in the world, and an infinity of persons Machiavellize among us today who have never read his books. en 1999 The American Scholar - Volume 68 85 D'Aubigne had to admit that "our kings have learnt to Machiavellize." To make Machiavellian. en 1987 Thinking about the Playwright: Comments from Four Decades Eric Bentley Leninism might be defined as the desperate form of Marxism, an attempt to save Marxism by Machiavellizing it, but Marx's own work is in my view also marked by desperation. en 1991 Phenomenology Jean-Francois Lyotard 130 We must not only claim that violence is ineluctable because the future is open and "being realized," we must also hold that certain types of violence are more justified than others; we must not only agree that the politician never fails to be a Machiavelli, but show as well that history has its ruses, and Machiavellizes the Machiavellis. en 2005 Machiavelli - The First Century Sydney Anglo 55 Clearly Nifo, generally condemned for having Aristotelized Machiavelli, was not averse to Machiavellizing Aristotle when appropriate. en eponyms