Communises

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Converts property, industry or a social arrangement into common ownership under a communist system
2. Brings land, goods or an economy under collective control so that it is shared rather than privately held
3. Turns private holdings into communal possession by organizing them on communist principles

Etymology: "Communises" is the third-person singular present form of the verb "communise", so it simply means "makes something communal or collective" when said of a subject like "he" or "she", and the verb's own history is what matters here. "Communise" is formed from "commune", a noun borrowed from French "commune", meaning a community or local self-governing body, with the English suffix "-ise" added to turn it into a verb meaning to make something common or subject to communal ownership.

Synonyms: communizes, socializes, collectivizes, communalizes

Antonyms: capitalizes, privatizes, individualizes, monopolizes