Meanings
verbdestalinize (third-person singular simple present destalinizes, present participle destalinizing, simple past and past participle destalinized)
present singular third person destalinizes · participle present destalinizing · participle past destalinized · past destalinized
- transitivegovernmentTo free from the influence of Joseph Stalin.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbcounteract the effects and policies of Stalinism
Similar
destalinise
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Portuguese desestalinizar
- desestalinizarto free from the influence of Joseph Stalin
Cite this entry
APA
destalinize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destalinize
MLA
“destalinize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destalinize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “destalinize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destalinize.
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