HyperDic: destalinize

English > 1 sense of the word destalinize:
VERBchangedestalinize, destalinisecounteract the effects and policies of Stalinism
English > destalinize: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaningcounteract the effects and policies of Stalinism.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's"
Synonymdestalinise
Broadertransform, transmute, transubstantiatechange or alter in form, appearance, or nature
Oppositestalinize, staliniseTransform in accordance with Stalin's policies
Nounsdestalinizationsocial 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

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