SOVIETISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sovietise mean? 

• SOVIETISE (verb)
  The verb SOVIETISE has 2 senses:

1. bring under Soviet control, of a country

2. model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union

  Familiarity information: SOVIETISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOVIETISE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring under Soviet control, of a country

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

sovietise; sovietize

Hypernyms (to "sovietise" is one way to...):

join (cause to become joined or linked)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

sovietise; sovietize

Context example:

Castro sovietized Cuba

Hypernyms (to "sovietise" is one way to...):

model; pattern (plan or create according to a model or models)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something