communalise

com·mu·nal·ize

[kuh-myoon-l-ahyz, kom-yuh-nl-]
verb (used with object), com·mu·nal·ized, com·mu·nal·iz·ing.
to make communal; to make (land, a business, etc.) the property of the community: The town communalized the estate for a public park.
Also, especially British, com·mu·nal·ise.


Origin:
1880–85; communal + -ize

com·mu·nal·i·za·tion, noun
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communalize or communalise (ˈkɒmjʊnəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to render (something) the property of a commune or community
 
communalise or communalise
 
vb
 
communali'zation or communalise
 
n
 
communali'sation or communalise
 
n
 
'communalizer or communalise
 
n
 
'communaliser or communalise
 
n

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communalize or communalise (ˈkɒmjʊnəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to render (something) the property of a commune or community
 
communalise or communalise
 
vb
 
communali'zation or communalise
 
n
 
communali'sation or communalise
 
n
 
'communalizer or communalise
 
n
 
'communaliser or communalise
 
n

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