nationalize
verb (used with object)
to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land.
are nationalizing
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present progressiveof nationalize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Tanzania, Guinea and other young nations are nationalizing foreign holdings, restricting foreign investment and turning to socialism for solutions to their development problems.
From Time Magazine Archive
The young churches of the East are nationalizing their hierarchies and structures as fast as means allow and are developing mission forces of their own.
From Time Magazine Archive
