sovietize meaning

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sovietize (verb): bring under Soviet control, of a country.

Spelling: sovietise (British) · sovietize (American)

sovietize has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

sovietize as a verb

  1. bring under Soviet control, of a country

    Synonyms: sovietise

    Type of: join

  2. model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union
    • Castro sovietized Cuba

    Synonyms: sovietise

    Type of: model

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SO · words ending in ZE · 9-letter words

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