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to communize

to communize

9.0
Make land, factories, or other resources owned by the whole community
  • verb
  • /ˈkɒmjʊnaɪz/
  • Formal
translation icon : comunizar
  • After the revolution, the government aimed to communize all private properties to promote equality among citizens.

Examples

  • It's the GOP that wants to communize us, but don't worry, the Dems are on top of it.

    Blog text (19)

  • The state appropriated the wealth of noble families, dismantled the economically powerful monasteries, and communized farmers and nomads.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The new policy will communize resources to ensure that everyone has access to basic needs like food and shelter.

  • In an effort to communize the economy, the leaders proposed taking control of major industries.

Synonyms

to socialize
vsto communize
  • Formal
28 8.4

To put businesses under government control

is tied to Communist principles rather than general socialist policy
to collectivize
vsto communize
2 8.6

Put farms, land, and businesses into shared ownership controlled by the government or community

promotes collective ownership specifically to align with Communist principles
to bolshevize
vsto communize
  • Archaic
9.9

To make a country or institution follow Communist ideas

also covers making property collectively owned rather than full political control
to communalize
vsto communize
8.9

Make something owned by the whole community instead of by private people

often implies wider or ideologically driven collective ownership beyond local community
to commoning
vsto communize
  • Specialized
8.5

To manage and share land and resources together so everyone can use them

focuses on creating collective ownership or political alignment rather than customary sharing

Antonyms

to privatize
  • US
61 6.4

To move a government business or service to private companies

How Public

to communize
  • Formal
9.0
to nationalize
  • Specialized
25 6.8
to privatize
  • US
61 6.4

Surface Forms

communize infinitive
communized past
communized past participle
communizing present participle
communizes third person singular

Morphology

communize = communism (semi-transparent) = commun + ize

The verb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ize' to the stem related to 'commun-' and conveys 'make X communal/communist', but the political/ideological nuance ('bring in line with Communist principles') is specialized.

Etymology

Communize comes from the root commun-, which means 'common' or 'shared' and is the same root in common and community, giving the image of making things shared by everyone. So, to communize something is to make property or resources owned together or to bring them in line with Communist ideas.