1. converted to or brought under Bolshevik control or communist ideology
Usage: historical; often used in political discourse of the 20th century

Examples

• The government feared that radical groups would bolshevize the labor movement.
• After the revolution, the country was rapidly bolshevized under Soviet influence.
• Critics warned that the new policies would bolshevize the educational system.
• The regime bolshevized industry by nationalizing factories and redistributing resources.
• Western powers were concerned that Eastern Europe would be bolshevized following World War II.