sovietize (redirected from sovietizes)

so·vi·et·ize also So·vi·et·ize  (sv--tz, sv-)

tr.v. so·vi·et·ized also So·vi·et·ized, so·vi·et·iz·ing also So·vi·et·iz·ing, so·vi·et·iz·es also So·vi·et·iz·es

1. To cause to come under Soviet control.

2. To cause to conform to Soviet political, social, and cultural policy.

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sovi·et·i·zation (--t-zshn) n.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sovietize - bring under Soviet control, of a country sovietise bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
	2.	sovietize - model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union; "Castro sovietized Cuba" sovietise model, pattern - plan or create according to a model or models