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SOVIETIZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sovietize mean?
• SOVIETIZE (verb)
The verb SOVIETIZE 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: SOVIETIZE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it sovietizes Past simple: sovietized
Past participle: sovietized
-ing form: sovietizing
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 "sovietize" 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 "sovietize" is one way to...):
model; pattern (plan or create according to a model or models)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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