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col⋅lec⋅ti⋅vize

[kuh-lek-tuh-vahyz]
–verb (used with object), -vized, -viz⋅ing.
to organize (a people, industry, economy, etc.) according to the principles of collectivism.
Also, especially British, col⋅lec⋅ti⋅vise.


Origin:
1890–95; collective + -ize


col⋅lec⋅ti⋅vi⋅za⋅tion, noun
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col·lec·tiv·ize   (kə-lěk'tə-vīz')   
tr.v.   col·lec·tiv·ized, col·lec·tiv·iz·ing, col·lec·tiv·iz·es
To organize (an economy, industry, or enterprise) on the basis of collectivism.
col·lec'tiv·i·za'tion (-tə-vĭ-zā'shən) n.
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