Meanings
verbdecollectivize (third-person singular simple present decollectivizes, present participle decollectivizing, simple past and past participle decollectivized)
present singular third person decollectivizes · participle present decollectivizing · participle past decollectivized · past decollectivized · alternative decollectivise
- ambitransitiveTo undo the process of collectivization
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Latincollēctīvus
- Middle Frenchcollectif
- Englishcollective
- Englishdecollectivize
From de- + collective + -ize.
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APA
decollectivize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decollectivize
MLA
“decollectivize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decollectivize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decollectivize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decollectivize.
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