Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bolshevize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bol-she-vize
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make Bolshevik.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Moscow doubtless wants to make trouble for the Western Powers so far as she can without losing their recognition or encouraging actual hostility. She wants peace and trade and an opportunity for internal economic reconstruction above everything just now. It seems doubtful whether she expects to Bolshevize China, though she wants China fully independent of Western imperialism and friendly to her."

Etymology

From Bolshevik + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Bolshevik

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bolshevizes (present, singular) bolshevizing (participle, present) bolshevized (participle, past) bolshevized (past)

Synonyms

communize communise bolshevise

Questions

What does bolshevize mean?: To make Bolshevik.
Where does bolshevize come from?: From Bolshevik + -ize.

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