controversialize

English

Etymology

From controversial +‎ -ize.

Verb

controversialize (third-person singular simple present controversializes, present participle controversializing, simple past and past participle controversialized)

1. (transitive) To make to appear controversial.
   • 2015, Kevin Barry, Vaccine Whistleblower: Exposing Autism Research Fraud at the CDC‎^[1]:

     "Astroturfers and propagandists tend to attack and controversialize the news organizations, personalities and people surrounding an issue rather than sticking to the facts."