Bolshevize

or bol·she·vize

[ bohl-shuh-vahyz, bol- ]

verb (used with object)

, Bol·she·vized, Bol·she·viz·ing.

1. to bring under the influence or domination of Bolshevists; render Bolshevik or Bolshevistic.

verb (used without object)

, Bol·she·vized, Bol·she·viz·ing.

1. to become Bolshevik or Bolshevistic; act like a Bolshevik.

Other Words From

• Bolshe·vi·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bolshevize¹

First recorded in 1915–20; Bolshev(ist) + -ize

Example Sentences

For another, conservative anti-communism was not simply based in national security concerns: Since the 1930s, right-wing opponents of the New Deal had charged that the Roosevelt administration was secretly controlled by Moscow and was trying to Bolshevize America.

From Slate

If he is a Bolshevik he will unfailingly bolshevize.

From Project Gutenberg

On the face of it, the new program represented retreat, an admission of failure of Russia's eight-year attempt to bolshevize East Germany.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soviet Russia is the only state with which Germany has no desire to cooperate," declared the Chancellor, "for Soviet Russia is trying to Bolshevize the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dissolution of the Communist International . . . exposes the lie of the Hitlerites to the effect that 'Moscow' allegedly intends to intervene in the life of other nations and to 'bolshevize' them.

From Time Magazine Archive