communize

com·mu·nize

 (kŏm′yə-nīz′)

tr.v. com·mu·nized, com·mu·niz·ing, com·mu·niz·es

1. To subject to public ownership or control.

2. To convert to Communist principles or control.

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com′mu·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.

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communize

(ˈkɒmjʊˌnaɪz) or

communise

vb (tr; sometimes capital)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to make (property) public; nationalize

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to make (a person or country) communist

ˌcommuniˈzation, ˌcommuniˈsation n

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com•mu•nize

(ˈkɒm yəˌnaɪz)

v.t. -nized, -niz•ing.

1. (often cap.) to impose Communist principles or systems of government on (a country or people).

2. to make communistic.

3. to make (land, a house, etc.) the property of the community.

[1885–90; back formation from communization < Latin commūn(is) common]

com`mu•ni•za′tion, n.

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communize

Past participle: communized
Gerund: communizing

Imperative

communize

communize

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	communize - make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government" bolshevise, bolshevize, communise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	communize - make into property owned by the state; "The new government communized all banks" communise nationalize, nationalise - put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"

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Translations

communize

[ˈkɒmjuːnaɪz] VT → comunizar

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communize

vt → kommunistisch machen

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