collectivize

UK: /kəˈlɛktɪvaɪz/ US: /kəˈlɛktəˌvaɪz/ ,(kə lek′tə vīz′)

Inflections of 'collectivize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

collectivizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

collectivizing

v pres p (US & UK)

collectivized

v past (US & UK)

collectivized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

col•lec•ti•vize /kəˈlɛktəˌvaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -vized, -viz•ing. 

1. Government to organize (a people, etc.) according to collectivism:
   The state had collectivized the heavy industry.

col•lec•ti•vi•za•tion /kəˌlɛktəvəˈzeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

col•lec•ti•vize  (kə lek′tə vīz′), v.t., -vized, -viz•ing. 

1. Government to organize (a people, industry, economy, etc.) according to the principles of collectivism.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] col•lec′ti•vise′. 

• collective + -ize 1890–95

col•lec′ti•vi•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

collectivize, collectivise / kəˈlɛktɪˌvaɪz/ verb

1. (transitive) to organize according to the principles of collectivism

colˌlectiviˈzation, colˌlectiviˈsation noun