Sovietize

Sovietize
/soh"vee i tuyz'/, v.t., Sovietized, Sovietizing.
1. (sometimes l.c.) to bring under the influence or domination of the Soviet Union.
2. (often l.c.) to impose or institute a system of government similar to that of the Soviet Union.
Also, esp. Brit., Sovietise.
[1915-20; SOVIET + -IZE]

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