collectivize
verb/kəˈlektɪvaɪz/
/kəˈlektɪvaɪz/
(British English also collectivise)
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they collectivize | /kəˈlektɪvaɪz/ /kəˈlektɪvaɪz/ |
| he / she / it collectivizes | /kəˈlektɪvaɪzɪz/ /kəˈlektɪvaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple collectivized | /kəˈlektɪvaɪzd/ /kəˈlektɪvaɪzd/ |
| past participle collectivized | /kəˈlektɪvaɪzd/ /kəˈlektɪvaɪzd/ |
| -ing form collectivizing | /kəˈlektɪvaɪzɪŋ/ /kəˈlektɪvaɪzɪŋ/ |
- collectivize something to join several private farms, industries, etc. together so that they are controlled by the community or by the state
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
collectivize