"Maoize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: Maoizes [present, singular, third-person], Maoizing [participle, present], Maoized [participle, past], Maoized [past]
Etymology: From Mao + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Mao|ize}} Mao + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} Maoize (third-person singular simple present Maoizes, present participle Maoizing, simple past and past participle Maoized)
  1. To bring under the political control of Mao Zedong.
    Sense id: en-Maoize-en-verb-NbQVCsGh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 45 55
  2. To cause to conform to the ideology of Mao Zedong and his Cultural Revolution. Categories (topical): Maoism
    Sense id: en-Maoize-en-verb-tkl8cPD9 Disambiguation of Maoism: 7 93 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Maoise

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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