Collectivise

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of transferring the ownership or control of assets to a group rather than to individuals is known as a communal practice
2. To shift ownership or control of property from individuals to an organized group entity
3. The act of assigning control of resources or enterprises to a communal collective rather than private holders

Etymology: "Collectivise" is a plain formation: the adjective "collective" with the verb-forming suffix "-ise" added to it. The adjective itself came into English from Middle French "collectif", which in turn grew out of Latin "collectīvus", meaning "gathering together", built from "collēctus", the past participle of "colligere" ("to gather"). That Latin verb is itself a compound of "com-" ("together") and "legere" ("to gather or choose"), a sense that also survives in "select" and "elect". The suffix did the real work. It comes through Late Latin "-izare" and Ancient Greek "-ίζειν" ("-izein"), which turned nouns and adjectives into verbs meaning "to make into" or "to treat in the manner of". English picked it up through Old French "-iser" and Middle English "-isen", so "collectivise" is an English verb built on a suffix that had already been in use for centuries.

Synonyms: socialize, nationalize, cooperate, aggregate, unite

Antonyms: individualize, privatize, separate, disunite, fragment