communize
Americanverb (used with object)
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(often initial capital letter) to impose Communist principles or systems of government on (a country or people).
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to make communistic.
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to make (something, as land or a house) the property of the community; to transfer from individual to community ownership.
verb
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to make (property) public; nationalize
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to make (a person or country) communist
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of communize
1885–90; back formation from communization, equivalent to Latin commūn ( is ) common + -ization
Example Sentences
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Success or failure of the Communists' ongoing efforts to industrialize, modernize, and communize the country depends on the adaptability of the leadership and the political institutions to meet the challenges of the 1970s.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
The church was communized despite the indignant voice and obstructive tactics of the priests.
From Time Magazine Archive
Vatican officials were completely baffled last year when the communized Warsaw government announced the signing of an agreement with Polish Catholic bishops.
From Time Magazine Archive
The grievances are the same, and the hope of a completely renovated and communized society is the same.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
Nekhludoff could never bear his familiarity, his self-satisfied laughter—in a word, his "communizing," as Nekhludoff's sister used to put it.
From The Awakening The Resurrection by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
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