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collectivize.

To organize (a farm or industrial enterprise) on the basis of collective control.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To organize (a farm or industrial enterprise) on the basis of collective control.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin colligō Latin collēctus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin collēctīvusder. Middle French collectifder. English collective Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English collectivize From collective + -ize.

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