Communizing refers to the process of transforming something into a communal or collective system, often associated with political ideologies. Opposite to communizing is individualizing, which implies that the system or activity is focused on individualism, rather than collective welfare. Instead of working towards communal ownership, resources are owned and managed by individuals. Another antonym for communizing is privatizing, indicating the transfer of public or common resources into private ownership. Privatizing seeks to remove the state from ownership or control of resources, instead handing it over to the private sector. Other antonyms for communizing include fragmenting, segregating, separating, and dividing, which all imply a lack of unity and communal values.