SOVIETIZE


Meaning of SOVIETIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsō-vē-ˌe-ˌtīz, ˈsä-, -vē-ə- ]

transitive verb

( -ized ; -iz·ing )

Usage: often capitalized

Date: 1919

1. : to bring under Soviet control

2. : to force into conformity with Soviet cultural patterns or governmental policies

• so·vi·et·i·za·tion ˌsō-vē-ˌe-tə-ˈzā-shən, -vē-ə- noun , often capitalized

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