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communize

[ kom-yuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, com·mu·nized, com·mu·niz·ing.
  1. (often initial capital letter) to impose Communist principles or systems of government on (a country or people).
  2. to make communistic.
  3. to make (something, as land or a house) the property of the community; to transfer from individual to community ownership.


communize

/ ˈkɒmjʊˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. to make (property) public; nationalize
  2. to make (a person or country) communist


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Derived Forms

  • ˌcommuniˈzation, noun

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Other Words From

  • commu·ni·zation noun
  • de·commu·nize verb (used with object) decommunized decommunizing

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Word History and Origins

Origin of communize1

1885–90; back formation from communization, equivalent to Latin commūn ( is ) common + -ization

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