totalitarianize

[ toh-tal-i-tair-ee-uh-nahyz ]

/ toʊˌtæl ɪˈtɛər i əˌnaɪz /

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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Nearby words

total transfusion, totalism, totalistic, totalitarian, totalitarianism, totalitarianize, totality, totalizator, totalize, totalizer, totally

Also especially British, to·tal·i·tar·i·an·ise.

Origin of totalitarianize

First recorded in 1930–35; totalitarian + -ize

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