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communize

alt. 1 To make something the property of a community. 2 To impose Communist ideals on people. 3 To become or be made communistic. 4 To come under public ownership or control. vb. 1 To make something the property of a community. 2 To impose Communist ideals on people. 3 To become or be made communistic. 4 To come under public ownership or control.

WordNet
communize
  1. v. make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government" [syn: communise, bolshevize, bolshevise]

  2. make into state-owned property; "The new government communized all banks" [syn: communise]

Usage examples of "communize".

The movement of the Soviet Union to control and communize Central and Eastern Europe after World War II convinced him communism was a disease that infected nations with a hostility to personal freedom and an unquenchable aggressiveness.