Main Entry:

com·mu·nize

Pronunciation:

\ˈkäm-yə-ˌnīz, -yü-\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

com·mu·nized; com·mu·niz·ing

Etymology:

back-formation from communization

Date:

1888

1 a: to make common b: to make into state-owned property2: to subject to Communist principles of organization

— com·mu·ni·za·tion \ˌkäm-yə-nə-ˈzā-shən, -yü-\ noun