corporatize

[ kawr-per-uh-tahyz, -pruh-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, cor·po·ra·tized, cor·po·ra·tiz·ing.

1. to develop into big business; bring under the control of a corporation:

   to corporatize baseball.

corporatize

/ ˈkɔːpərətaɪz; -prə- /

verb

1. tr to convert (a government-controlled industry or enterprise) into an independent company
2. intr to be influenced by or take on the features of a large commercial business, esp in being bureaucratic and uncaring

Other Words From

• corpo·ra·ti·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of corporatize¹

corporate + -ize

Example Sentences

Right now these communities have been taken over and corporatized in certain ways.

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