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

The quality of being controlled by another person, expressing their opinions, etc.

present participle of puppetize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of puppetize

simple past tense and past participle of puppetize

Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove. / (figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.

plural of puppeteer

plural of puppet

A person who uses a puppet. / (figuratively) Someone who is manipulative and thus able to get people to do what they want or events to develop in the way they want, respectively, in a puppet-like manner.

To control a person, event, or organisation.