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communalization

[kuh-myoon-l-ahyz, kom-yuh-nl-]

verb (used with object), -ized, -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

Related forms

com·mu·nal·i·za·tion, noun

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communalize or communalise (ˈkɒmjʊnəˌlaɪz)

—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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