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communize

com·mu·nize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kom-yuh-nahyz]
    • /ˈkɒm yəˌnaɪz/
    • /ˈkɑː.mjə.ˌnaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-yuh-nahyz]
    • /ˈkɒm yəˌnaɪz/

Definitions of communize word

  • verb communize to make (property) public; nationalize 3
  • verb communize to make (a person or country) communist 3
  • verb transitive communize to subject to communal ownership and control 3
  • verb transitive communize to cause to become communistic 3
  • verb with object communize (often initial capital letter) to impose Communist principles or systems of government on (a country or people). 1
  • verb with object communize to make communistic. 1

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Origin of communize

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; back formation from communization, equivalent to Latin commūn(is) common + -ization

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Parts of speech for Communize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

communize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for communize

verb communize

  • adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
  • trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
  • square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • standardize — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
  • handicap — a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.

Antonyms for communize

verb communize

  • vary — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • roughen — make rough
  • disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.

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