Bolshevize (Verb)
Meaning
Make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The communist party aimed to bolshevize the newly formed government by imposing strict Marxist policies and abolishing private property.
- Many critics feared that the new leadership would bolshevize the country, suppressing opposition and imposing a one-party system.
- The country's economy began to bolshevize as the government took control of key industries, distributing resources and goods based on need rather than wealth.
- Activists sought to bolshevize labor unions by pushing for socialist reforms and empowering workers to take control of the means of production.
- Radicals aimed to bolshevize the university by introducing Marxist ideology into the curriculum and pushing for a more communist approach to education.