communize

verb

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com·mu·nize | \ ˈkäm-yə-ˌnīz

, -yü- \

communized; communizing

Definition of communize

transitive verb

1a : to make common

b : to make into state-owned property

2 : to subject to Communist principles of organization

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Recent Examples on the Web Whether due to paranoia, or just to insure that any defensive battles are not fought on the motherland's soil, evidence is seen in the USSR surrounding itself with 'communized' countries during the Cold War. — Alaska Dispatch News, "Readers write: Letters to the editor for Sunday, July 9," 9 July 2017

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