Passportize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To induce (residents of another country) to take up the citizenship of and possess a passport from one's own country (chiefly Russia). rare

    "In fact, whenever the Soviet Union absorbed new territory, one of the first steps was to “passportize” the local population."

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"In fact, whenever the Soviet Union absorbed new territory, one of the first steps was to “passportize” the local population."

Etymology

From passport + -ize.

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