wokify

English

Etymology

woke +‎ -ify

Verb

wokify (third-person singular simple present wokifies, present participle wokifying, simple past and past participle wokified)

1. (transitive, slang, often derogatory) To make (something or someone) woke (politically correct; holding progressive views or attitudes).

   Antonym: dewokify

   • 2021 November 9, Bret Stephens, “Why Wokeness Will Fail”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     They’ll also note that the main thing separating those regimes from today’s Wokified institutions is the element of government coercion. Yes, there can be immense pressure to conform in places like Yale Law School, where no microaggression is too small not to invite the wrath of censorious administrators.

   • 2022 February 12, Danny Westneat, “The reason voters see past the terrible headlines with Seattle schools”, in The Seattle Times‎^[2]:

     So much for pandemic frustration. Or tax fatigue. Or government backlash. Or all the controversies du jour about masks or wokified curricula or anything else that’s been in the news. Seattle voters set all that aside, en masse.

   • 2022 October 27, Haris Alic, Jessica Chasmar, “US-funded drag shows in Ecuador draw GOP scrutiny: 'Wokified' State Department”, in Fox News‎^[3]:

     "President Biden has ‘wokified’ the State Department and is misusing taxpayer money to implement a radical and unpopular agenda abroad," said Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.