Collectivize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  collectivize \col*lec"tiv*ize\ v. t.
     to bring under collective control; to organize for operation
     by the principles of collectivism; -- especially of farms and
     industrial enterprises.
  
     Syn: collectivise.


          [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  collectivize
       v : bring under collective control; of farms and industrial
           enterprises [syn: {collectivise}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "collectivize":
     annex, attach, commandeer, communalize, communize, confiscate,
     distrain, expropriate, garnish, impound, impress, levy,
     nationalize, press, replevin, replevy, sequester, sequestrate,
     socialize