to destalinize

9.9

To remove Stalin's influence from a country's government and public life

verb
/dɛˈstɑːlɪnaɪz/

: desestalinizar

Many former Soviet states attempted to destalinize their public spaces by removing monuments and renaming streets.

Examples

It took decades for the country to fully destalinize its legal and educational systems.
After the dictator's death, the new government began to destalinize its institutions and leadership.
The new government aims to destalinize the political system.
They have decided to destalinise their policies.
After the dictator's death, the new government began to destalinize its institutions and leadership.
Many former Soviet states attempted to destalinize their public spaces by removing monuments and renaming streets.
It took decades for the country to fully destalinize its legal and educational systems.

Synonyms

to eradicate

vsto destalinize

85 6.6

Remove something harmful completely, for example a disease or pest

focuses on undoing political systems and their policies rather than total destruction

to nullify

vsto destalinize

12 6.8

To make something lose its effect or value

is specific to reversing policies and practices tied to Stalinism

Antonyms

to stalinize

Formal

9.9

Make a country or group follow strict central control like Stalin used

How Complete

to eradicate

85 6.6

to destalinize

9.9

to reform

228 3.7

to moderate

34 4.4

to maintain

931 3.1

Surface Forms

destalinize infinitive

destalinized past

destalinized past participle

destalinizing present participle

destalinizes third person singular

Morphology

destalinize = Stalinize (semi-transparent) = de + Stalin + ize

Given the base verb 'Stalinize', adding 'de-' clearly means to reverse or remove that Stalinizing process.

Etymology

Destalinize breaks into de- 'remove', Stalin (the name of a leader), and -ize 'to make'. So, to destalinize is to 'remove' Stalin's ideas, rules, or symbols from a country or government.