so´vi|et|iz´er

so|vi|et|ize «SOH vee uh tyz, SOV ee-; _SOH vee EHT yz, _SOV ee-», transitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.

to change to a government by soviets, or to communism.

–so´vi|et|i|za´tion, noun.

–so´vi|et|iz´er, noun.

So|vi|et|ize «SOH vee uh tyz, SOV ee-; _SOH vee EHT yz, _SOV ee-», transitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.

to put under the control or influence of the former Soviet Union or its system of government.

–So´vi|et|i|za´tion, noun.