— Sovietization , n.
/soh"vee i tuyz'/ , v.t., Sovietized, Sovietizing .
1. ( sometimes l.c. ) to bring under the influence or domination of the Soviet Union.
2. ( often l.c. ) to impose or institute a system of government similar to that of the Soviet Union.
Also, esp. Brit., Sovietise .
[ 1915-20; SOVIET + -IZE ]