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com·mu·nize  (kmy-nz)
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.

commu·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.

communize, communise [ˈkɒmjʊˌnaɪz]
vb (tr; sometimes capital)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to make (property) public; nationalize
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to make (a person or country) communist
communization , communisation n
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Verb1.communize - make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government"
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"
nationalize, nationalise - put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"
Translations
communize [ˈkɒmjuːnaɪz] VTcomunizar
communize


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