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.

Origin of corporatize

1
  • Also especially British, cor·po·ra·tise .

Other words from corporatize

  • cor·po·ra·ti·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby corporatize

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How to use corporatize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for corporatize

corporatize

corporatise

/ (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

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