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DESTALINIZE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism
Example:
Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's
Synonyms:
destalinise; destalinize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "destalinize" is one way to...):
transform; transmute; transubstantiate (change or alter in form, appearance, or nature)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
stalinize (transform in accordance with Stalin's policies)
Derivation:
destalinization (social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor)
