col·lec·ti·vize
verb/kəˈlektɪvaɪz/
/kəˈlektɪvaɪz/
(British English also collectivise)
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they collectivize | /kəˈlektɪvaɪz/ /kəˈlektɪvaɪz/ |
| he / she / it collectivizes | /kəˈlektɪvaɪzɪz/ /kəˈlektɪvaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple collectivized | /kəˈlektɪvaɪzd/ /kəˈlektɪvaɪzd/ |
| past participle collectivized | /kəˈlektɪvaɪzd/ /kəˈlektɪvaɪzd/ |
| -ing form collectivizing | /kəˈlektɪvaɪzɪŋ/ /kəˈlektɪvaɪzɪŋ/ |
- collectivize something to join several private farms, industries, etc. together so that they are controlled by the community or by the state
使公有化，使集体化（将若干私营农场、工业企业等合并，使之归集体或政府所有）