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Sovietize

[soh-vee-i-tahyz]

verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.

(sometimes lowercase) to bring under the influence or domination of the Soviet Union.

(often lowercase) to impose or institute a system of government similar to that of the Soviet Union.

Also, especially British, So·vi·et·ise.

Origin:
1915–20; soviet + -ize

Related forms

So·vi·et·i·za·tion, noun

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sovietize or sovietise (ˈsəʊvɪɪˌtaɪz, ˈsɒv-, ˈsəʊvɪɪˌtaɪz, ˈsɒv-)

—vb
1.	to bring (a country, person, etc) under Soviet control or influence
2.	to cause (a country) to conform to the Soviet model in its social, political, and economic structure

sovietise or sovietise

—vb

sovieti'zation or sovietise

—n

sovieti'sation or sovietise

—n

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Sovietize

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