Bolshevize

American  

[bohl-shuh-vahyz, bol-] / ˈboʊl ʃəˌvaɪz, ˈbɒl- /

especially British, Bolshevise, or bolshevize

verb (used with object)

Bolshevized, Bolshevizing

1. to bring under the influence or domination of Bolshevists; render Bolshevik or Bolshevistic.

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verb (used without object)

Bolshevized, Bolshevizing

1. to become Bolshevik or Bolshevistic; act like a Bolshevik.

Other Word Forms

• Bolshevization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Bolshevize

First recorded in 1915–20; Bolshev(ist) + -ize

Example Sentences

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Bolshevized

During the Stalin period, most Russians managed to acquire an official self that they presented to all but their closest friends: they were Bolshevized into becoming suspicious, stilted and somber in their dealings with others.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was followed by increased Soviet activity and by substantial Soviet successes, especially in the Caucasus, where both Georgia and Armenia were Bolshevized in the spring of 1921.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop