Communising

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Adopting or promoting the principles and practices of a political and economic system characterized by communal ownership and the absence of class distinctions; engaging in actions that support or implement collective control over property and resources; participating in the process of establishing a society based on common ownership and class equality
2. Advocating for or carrying out the transformation of a system towards communal ownership and shared wealth; involving oneself in the spread or enforcement of a doctrine aiming to eliminate private property and class hierarchies; acting in a manner that aligns with the establishment of economic and social equality through communal means
3. Embracing or endorsing a socio-political ideology focused on communal ownership and the abolition of class structures; executing measures or behaviors that promote collective management of goods and resources; contributing to the movement or transition toward a society where wealth and power are distributed equally among its members

Etymology: "Communising" is the present participle and gerund of "communise", meaning to make property shared. The verb "communise" is formed from "commune" and the suffix "-ise", which turns a noun or adjective into a verb meaning to make or treat something in a particular way. The root "commune" is the more interesting part. It came into English from French, where "commune" meant a community or a body of people sharing a common life, and it ultimately traces back to the Latin "communis", meaning shared by all or common to many. So at its heart, "communising" describes the act of turning private possessions into something everyone holds in common, and the word carries that idea of shared belonging in every syllable.

Synonyms: communizing, communistizing

Antonyms: capitalizing, privatizing