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Verb: collectivise  ku'lek-ti,vIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: collectivize)
  1. Bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises
    "The North Koreans attempted to collectivise agriculture in the early 1920s";
    - collectivize

Derived forms: collectivised, collectivises, collectivising

Type of: organise [Brit], organize

Encyclopedia: Collectivise