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So⋅vi⋅et⋅ize

[soh-vee-i-tahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. (sometimes lowercase) to bring under the influence or domination of the Soviet Union.
2. (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


So⋅vi⋅et⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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