sovietize

A verb meaning to bring under Soviet control or influence, or to adopt Soviet political, economic, or social systems.

• 🇷🇺Глагол, означающий установление советского контроля или влияния, или принятие советских политических, экономических или социальных систем.

1. Bring under Soviet control C1 formal political

   To bring a country or region under the political and military control of the Soviet Union.

   • After World War II, the USSR attempted to sovietize Eastern European nations.
   • The process to sovietize the Baltic states involved political and economic restructuring.
   • Many countries resisted efforts to sovietize their governments.

   🇷🇺Советизировать

   Синонимы: communize

2. Model on Soviet structure C1 formal political

   To restructure a country's social, political, and economic systems to resemble those of the Soviet Union.

   • The regime sought to sovietize the nation's economy by nationalizing industries.
   • They attempted to sovietize the education system by introducing communist ideology.
   • The plan to sovietize the country's legal framework was met with opposition.

   🇷🇺Советизировать

   Синонимы: communize

• sovietized past participle
• sovietized past simple
• sovietizing present participle
• sovietizes third person singular