de-Stalinize

or de·sta·lin·ize

[ dee-stah-luh-nahyz, -stal-uh- ]

verb (used without object)

, de-Sta·lin·ized, de-Sta·lin·iz·ing.

1. (of a Communist country) to engage in de-Stalinization.

verb (used with object)

, de-Sta·lin·ized, de-Sta·lin·iz·ing.

1. to subject to de-Stalinization.

Word History and Origins

Origin of de-Stalinize¹

First recorded in 1955–60; de- + Stalin + -ize