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STALINIZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stalinize mean?
• STALINIZE (verb)
The verb STALINIZE has 1 sense:
1. transform in accordance with Stalin's policies
Familiarity information: STALINIZE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Transform in accordance with Stalin's policies
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
stalinise; stalinize
Context example:
Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death
Hypernyms (to "stalinize" is one way to...):
transform; transmute; transubstantiate (change or alter in form, appearance, or nature)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
destalinize (counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism)
Derivation:
Stalinization (social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin)
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