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Definition of collectivize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

collectivize

verb

NAmE//kəˈlɛktəˌvaɪz//

[often passive] collectivize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they collectivize

he / she / it collectivizes

past simple collectivized

-ing form collectivizing

to join several private farms, industries, etc. together so that they are controlled by the community or by the government

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collectivization

NAmE//kəˌlɛktəvəˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See collectivize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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