Flunkyize

/ˈflʌŋkiaɪz/ verb

Definition

To make someone into a flunky; to cause someone to act like or become a flunky; to reduce to servility (alternate spelling of flunkeyize).

Etymology

Combines 'flunky' with the -ize suffix, paralleling 'flunkeyize.'

Kelly Says

Verbs formed with -ize often carry a critical edge—'flunkyize' doesn't describe a neutral process but an active corruption or degradation of someone's autonomy.

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