collectivizes

Makes group property

Collectivizes means to organize under collective or group ownership, typically transferring private property to state or communal control.

The term is most associated with agricultural policies in socialist states: Stalin collectivized Soviet farms in the 1930s.

More broadly, it can mean to bring any activity under shared rather than individual management.

communalize

cooperative

Jointly operated enterprise

communeShared-living community
sharedHeld in common
commonalityShared characteristic among things

joint · public · mutual · community · solidarity · kibbutz · socialization · nationalization · commons · pooling

organize

systematize

Arrange into ordered structure

coordinateArrange for unified action
arrangePlace methodically
structureArrangement of interconnected parts

assemble · consolidate · marshal · mobilize · unionize · regiment · rally · galvanize · confederate · federate

unify

amalgamate

Merge distinct entities

consolidateUnite separate things
convergeMeet at a point
integrateCombine into unified whole

merge · unite · coalesce · combine · pool · synthesize · aggregate · gather · join forces · bring together

Opposites

ownership structure

collectivizesprivatizes

Transfers to non-government ownership

denationalizes · deregulates · individualizes · reprivatizes · liberalizes

organizational approach

collectivizesindividualizes

Makes something uniquely distinct

atomizes · decentralizes · disaggregates · fragments · disperses

Family

collectivization, collectivize, collectivized, collectivizing

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