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collectivize
col·lec·tiv·ize [ kə léktə vz ] (past and past participle col·lec·tiv·ized, present participle col·lec·tiv·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular col·lec·tiv·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
organize enterprise on collective principles: to run or organize something such as a farm according to principles of collective control

col·lec·tiv·i·za·tion [ kə lèktəvi záysh'n ] noun
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