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so·vi·et·ize

also So·vi·et·ize (sō′vē-ĭ-tīz′, sŏv′ē-)
tr.v. so·vi·et·ized, so·vi·et·iz·ing, so·vi·et·iz·es also So·vi·et·ized or So·vi·et·iz·ing or So·vi·et·iz·es
1. To cause to come under Soviet control.
2. To cause to conform to Soviet political, social, and cultural policy.

so′vi·et·i·za′tion (-ĭ-tĭ-zā′shən) n.
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sovietize

(ˈsəʊvɪɪˌtaɪz; ˈsɒv-) or

sovietise

vb (tr; often capital)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to bring (a country, person, etc) under Soviet control or influence
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to cause (a country) to conform to the Soviet model in its social, political, and economic structure
ˌsovietiˈzation, ˌsovietiˈsation n
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So•vi•et•ize

(ˈsoʊ vi ɪˌtaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
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.
[1920]
So`vi•et•i•za′tion, n.
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sovietize


Past participle: sovietized
Gerund: sovietizing

Imperative
sovietize
sovietize
Present
I sovietize
you sovietize
he/she/it sovietizes
we sovietize
you sovietize
they sovietize
Preterite
I sovietized
you sovietized
he/she/it sovietized
we sovietized
you sovietized
they sovietized
Present Continuous
I am sovietizing
you are sovietizing
he/she/it is sovietizing
we are sovietizing
you are sovietizing
they are sovietizing
Present Perfect
I have sovietized
you have sovietized
he/she/it has sovietized
we have sovietized
you have sovietized
they have sovietized
Past Continuous
I was sovietizing
you were sovietizing
he/she/it was sovietizing
we were sovietizing
you were sovietizing
they were sovietizing
Past Perfect
I had sovietized
you had sovietized
he/she/it had sovietized
we had sovietized
you had sovietized
they had sovietized
Future
I will sovietize
you will sovietize
he/she/it will sovietize
we will sovietize
you will sovietize
they will sovietize
Future Perfect
I will have sovietized
you will have sovietized
he/she/it will have sovietized
we will have sovietized
you will have sovietized
they will have sovietized
Future Continuous
I will be sovietizing
you will be sovietizing
he/she/it will be sovietizing
we will be sovietizing
you will be sovietizing
they will be sovietizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sovietizing
you have been sovietizing
he/she/it has been sovietizing
we have been sovietizing
you have been sovietizing
they have been sovietizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sovietizing
you will have been sovietizing
he/she/it will have been sovietizing
we will have been sovietizing
you will have been sovietizing
they will have been sovietizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sovietizing
you had been sovietizing
he/she/it had been sovietizing
we had been sovietizing
you had been sovietizing
they had been sovietizing
Conditional
I would sovietize
you would sovietize
he/she/it would sovietize
we would sovietize
you would sovietize
they would sovietize
Past Conditional
I would have sovietized
you would have sovietized
he/she/it would have sovietized
we would have sovietized
you would have sovietized
they would have sovietized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.sovietize - bring under Soviet control, of a country
bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
2.sovietize - model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union; "Castro sovietized Cuba"
model, pattern - plan or create according to a model or models
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Translations

sovietize

vtsowjetisieren
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