English verb: sovietize | |||
1. | sovietize (social) bring under Soviet control, of a country | ||
Synonyms | sovietise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring together, join | ||
2. | sovietize (creation) model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union | ||
Samples | Castro sovietized Cuba. | ||
Synonyms | sovietise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | model, pattern | ||