denationalize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to remove (an industry or the like) from government ownership or control.
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to deprive of national status, attachments, or characteristics.
verb
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to return or transfer (an industry, etc) from public to private ownership
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to deprive (an individual, people, institution, etc) of national character or nationality
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of denationalize
First recorded in 1800–10; de- + nationalize
Example Sentences
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Even al-Qaeda commander Anwar al-Awlaki was still a U.S. citizen when he was killed by a U.S. drone in 2011, despite attempts by members of Congress to denationalize him.
From Slate • Feb. 20, 2019
The second innovation is to denationalize the armed force projecting the corporation’s power.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2017
He launched campaigns to denationalize steel and to increase electric power, cut 200,000 functionless functionaries from the government payroll.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thatcher promised to denationalize such major government-owned companies as British Airways, Rolls-Royce and British Telecom.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its action was inspired less by a creed than an object, and that object was to dedicate our National Territories to freedom, and denationalize slavery.
From Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 by Julian, George W.
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