jesuitize

verb

jesu·​it·​ize

-ə̇tˌīz,

-ə̇ˌtīz

-ed/-ing/-s

often capitalized

intransitive verb

: to act or teach in the actual or ascribed manner of a Jesuit

transitive verb

usually disparaging : to indoctrinate with actual or ascribed Jesuit principles

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