communalize

[ kuh-myoon-l-ahyz, kom-yuh-nl- ]
/ kəˈmyun lˌaɪz, ˈkɒm yə nl- /

verb (used with object), com·mu·nal·ized, com·mu·nal·iz·ing.

to make communal; to make (land, a business, etc.) the property of the community: The town communalized the estate for a public park.
Also especially British, com·mu·nal·ise.

Origin of communalize

First recorded in 1880–85; communal + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM communalize

com·mu·nal·i·za·tion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for communalize

communalize

communalise

/ (ˈkɒmjʊnəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to render (something) the property of a commune or community

Derived forms of communalize

communalization or communalisation, noun communalizer or communaliser, noun