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palinize

Spinning any criticism of oneself into persecution.
Rather than accept responsibility for her bad behavior, Sarah would always palinize the situation and portray herself as being a victim of people who didn't like her.
by stoptheplanet February 20, 2011
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Palinize

Adjective. 1. To render someone or something utterly useless. 2. To commit an act that has a complete disregard for logic. 3. The act of becoming dumb or dumber, or a complete moron.
Man, I can't believe that guy doesn't wear seat belts. He’s going to get into an accident and become permanently palinized.

It's quite palinistic to still believe that the sun orbits the earth.
by alien2069 February 26, 2011
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paolinize

The teenage Christopher Paolini published the book Eragon in 2003. Despite the fact that his book gained a huge following, a small minority of amateur critics reacted angrily to his misuse of vocabulary and suggested that he had merely rifled through his thesaurus. They accused him of being a pseudointellectual and from that accusation comes the word paolinize. To paolinize it to effect a personna of superior intelligence through use of advanced vocabulary, an effort that is foiled by one's use of words out of connotation.
Charles must really be in love with his thesaurus. Have you heard him paolinizing? He wants to call say that Nicole Kidman plays a witch in Bewitched. Instead, he keeps calling her a termagant. He doesn't even know what the word means.
by fishcakefillet July 25, 2008
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Palinated

The process of being nominated for, or appointed to, a position of responsibility based on perceived popularity with no regard for competence.
Example 1: Sarah Palin.
Example 2: Dan Quayle.
Example 3(Daily usage): Jon was palinated to VP of Marketing because he was sleeping with the CFO.
by gfsdave January 22, 2009
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Palinize

1) To alter history, especially in a manner to advance one's political views

2) To alter documents in such a way as to support a politician's Palinization
Definition 1: She Palinized the story of Paul Revere.
Definition 2: After her statement, her supporters were quick to Palinize Wikipedia.
by INReader July 12, 2011
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Palinize

1. To smear or mock someone using falsehoods, baseless accusations or unsubstantiated character assassinations for the purpose of blocking them from achieving a goal.

2. To write libelous or slanderous things about someone to oppose their agenda or to prevent them from obtaining the power to advance that agenda.

3. To file frivolous legal and ethical claims against someone for the purpose of bankrupting them or distracting them.
Although I never attended a nazi rally, a group of people got a potential employer who was Jewish to believe I did and I didn't get the job. I was Palinized.
by ReaganTMan July 9, 2009
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Palinize

A Liberals personal attack on a Conservative, using the character assassination of Sarah Palin in the 2009 Presidential Election, as a template.
“Don't let them Palinize me!" From US Rep. Michele Bachmann's email to supporters.
by Respectful August 14, 2009
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