Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive & transitive verb To undergo or cause to undergo destalinization.
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- verb transitive To free from the influence of Joseph Stalin.
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- verb counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Back-formation from destalinization.]
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de- + Stalin + -ize
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