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STALINIZE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Transform in accordance with Stalin's policies
Example:
Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death
Synonyms:
stalinise; stalinize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "stalinize" is one way to...):
transform; transmute; transubstantiate (change or alter in form, appearance, or nature)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
destalinize (counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism)
Derivation:
Stalinization (social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin)
