Associations to the word «Sovietize»
Noun
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Wiktionary
SOVIETIZE, verb. (transitive) To adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union.
Dictionary definition
SOVIETIZE, verb. Bring under Soviet control, of a country.
SOVIETIZE, verb. Model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union; "Castro sovietized Cuba".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.