totalitarianize
[ toh-tal-i-tair-ee-uh-nahyz ]
/ toʊˌtæl ɪˈtɛər i əˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), to·tal·i·tar·i·an·ized, to·tal·i·tar·i·an·iz·ing.
to make totalitarian.
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Also especially British, to·tal·i·tar·i·an·ise .
Origin of totalitarianize
First recorded in 1930–35; totalitarian + -ize
Words nearby totalitarianize
total internal reflection, totalism, totalistic, totalitarian, totalitarianism, totalitarianize, totality, totalizator, totalize, totalizer, total joint arthroplasty
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