denationalize
to remove (an industry or the like) from government ownership or control.
to deprive of national status, attachments, or characteristics.
Origin of denationalize
1- Also especially British, de·na·tion·al·ise .
Other words from denationalize
- de·na·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun
Words Nearby denationalize
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How to use denationalize in a sentence
Alliance with the anti-slavery North would deprive a party of support South and denationalize it.
The Abolition Crusade and Its Consequences | Hilary Abner HerbertThere is in every country a class who are prone to denationalize themselves; at this day, they generally ape the Frenchman.
The Actress in High Life | Sue Petigru BowenThe partisans of State Rights, in their efforts to decentralize, would denationalize.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 18 (of 20) | Charles SumnerHe could not assent to the principle, that Congress had a right to denationalize the public funds.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2) | Thomas Hart BentonHis efforts to dazzle German princes and denationalize two of her leading thinkers were partly successful.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) | John Holland Rose
British Dictionary definitions for denationalize
denationalise
/ (diːˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz) /
to return or transfer (an industry, etc) from public to private ownership
to deprive (an individual, people, institution, etc) of national character or nationality
Derived forms of denationalize
- denationalization or denationalisation, noun
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