1. converting to or spreading Bolshevik principles, ideology, or control; making communist or revolutionary in the Bolshevik manner
Usage: historical; often used in early 20th-century political discourse; present participle of 'bolshevize'

Examples

• Critics warned that the labor movement was bolshevizing the country's institutions.
• The government feared that foreign agents were bolshevizing the working class.
• Historians debate whether the revolution was truly bolshevizing society or merely redistributing power.
• Conservative newspapers accused the reformers of bolshevizing education.
• The party's strategy involved bolshevizing rural areas through propaganda and organization.