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communize
com·mu·nize
[
kómmyə nz
]
(
past and past participle
com·mu·nized
,
present participle
com·mu·niz·ing
,
3rd person present singular
com·mu·niz·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
make publicly owned:
to transfer something such as land or property from private to public ownership
2.
run on communist principles:
to apply communist principles of organization to a government or people
[
Late 19th century. < Latin
communis
"common"
]
com·mu·ni·za·tion
[
kòmmyəni záysh'n
]
noun
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