collectivize
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col·lec·tiv·ize
(kə-lĕk′tə-vīz′)tr.v. col·lec·tiv·ized, col·lec·tiv·iz·ing, col·lec·tiv·iz·es
To organize (an economy, industry, or enterprise) on the basis of collectivism.
col·lec′tiv·i·za′tion (-tə-vĭ-zā′shən) n.
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collectivize
(kəˈlɛktɪˌvaɪz) orcollectivise
vb
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to organize according to the principles of collectivism
colˌlectiviˈzation, colˌlectiviˈsation n
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col•lec•ti•vize
(kəˈlɛk təˌvaɪz)v.t. -vized, -viz•ing.
to organize (a people, industry, economy, etc.) according to the principles of collectivism.
[1890–95]
col•lec`ti•vi•za′tion, n.
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collectivize
Past participle: collectivized
Gerund: collectivizing
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Verb | 1. | collectivize - bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
collectivize
[kəˈlɛktɪvaɪz] collectivise (British) vt [+ agriculture, farm, factory] → collectivisera collectivized farm → une ferme collective
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collectivize
vt → kollektivieren
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