COMMUNIZE Definition & Meaning

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communize

[ kom-yuh-nahyz ]

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verb (used with object)

communized, communizing.

(often initial capital letter) to impose Communist principles or systems of government on (a country or people).
to make communistic.
to make (something, as land or a house) the property of the community; to transfer from individual to community ownership.

communize

/ ˈ��ɒ��ʊˌ�Բ�ɪ�� /

verb

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

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Derived Forms

ˌ��ǳ��ܲԾ�ˈ��پ��ǲ�, noun

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��ǳ�m��·�Ծ�·��t��ǲ� noun
��·��ǳ�m��·�Ծ�� verb (used with object) decommunized decommunizing

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of communize¹

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

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The part about communizing the emergent republic by any means necessary is left unsaid.

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Jun has been rallying right-leaning Christians under the slogan that Moon is “communizing” South Korea with policies such as outreach to North Korea.

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A sign at the encampment reads: “Because we must deter pro-North Korean sympathizers from their conspiracy to communize the South under the pretext of the unjustifiable presidential impeachment.”

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A sign erected around the encampment reads: “Because we must deter pro-North Korean sympathizers from their conspiracy to communize the South under the pretext of the unjustifiable presidential impeachment.”

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Hurrah for communizing the means of production and distribution—especially distribution!

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