Meanings
sovietize1
verbsovietize (third-person singular simple present sovietizes, present participle sovietizing, simple past and past participle sovietized)
present singular third person sovietizes · participle present sovietizing · participle past sovietized · past sovietized
- alternativeAlternative form of Sovietize.
Sovietize2
verbSovietize (third-person singular simple present Sovietizes, present participle Sovietizing, simple past and past participle Sovietized)
present singular third person Sovietizes · participle present Sovietizing · participle past Sovietized · past Sovietized · alternative Sovietise
- transitiveTo adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbmodel a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union
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Origin
Translations
Arabic سَوْفَتَ
- سَوْفَتَ (sawfata)to adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Bulgarian съветизи́рам
- съветизи́рам (săvetizíram)to adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Catalan sovietitzar
- sovietitzarto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Chinese Mandarin 蘇維埃化 /苏维埃化, 蘇聯化 /苏联化
- 蘇維埃化 /苏维埃化 (sūwéi'āihuà)to adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
- 蘇聯化 /苏联化 (sūliánhuà)to adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Czech sovětizovat
- sovětizovatto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Danish sovjetisere
- sovjetisereto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Dutch sovjetiseren
- sovjetiserento adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Esperanto sovetigi
- sovetigito adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Estonian sovetiseerima, nõukogustama
- sovetiseerimato adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
- nõukogustamato adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Finnish neuvostolaistaa
- neuvostolaistaato adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
French soviétiser
- soviétiserto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
German sowjetisieren
- sowjetisierento adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Hungarian szovjetizál
- szovjetizálto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Italian sovietizzare
- sovietizzareto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Latvian sovetizēt
- sovetizētto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Lithuanian sovietizuoti
- sovietizuotito adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Norwegian Bokmål sovjetisere
- sovjetisereto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Polish sowietyzować
- sowietyzowaćto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Portuguese sovietizar
- sovietizarto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Romanian a sovietiza, а советиза
- a sovietizato adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
- а советиза (a sovetiza)to adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Russian советизи́ровать
- советизи́ровать (sovetizírovatʹ)to adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Slovak sovietizovať
- sovietizovaťto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Spanish sovietizar
- sovietizarto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Swedish sovjetisera
- sovjetiserato adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Turkish Sovyetleşmek
- Sovyetleşmekto adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Ukrainian радянізува́ти, совєтізува́ти
- радянізува́ти (radjanizuváty)to adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
- совєтізува́ти (sovjetizuváty)to adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Vietnamese Xô viết hóa, Liên Xô hóa
- Xô viết hóato adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
- Liên Xô hóato adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
Yiddish סאָוועטיזירן
- סאָוועטיזירן (sovetizirn)to adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union
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APA
sovietize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sovietize
MLA
“sovietize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sovietize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sovietize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sovietize.
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