puppetize

English

Etymology

From puppet +‎ -ize.

Verb

puppetize (third-person singular simple present puppetizes, present participle puppetizing, simple past and past participle puppetized)

1. (transitive) To reduce (a person) to a puppet or mouthpiece for oneself.
2. (transitive, computing) To configure (a system) using the Puppet software configuration management tool.

Related terms

• puppetism