denationalize

American  

[dee-nash-uh-nl-ahyz] / diˈnæʃ ə nlˌaɪz /

especially British, denationalise

verb (used with object)

denationalized, denationalizing

1. to remove (an industry or the like) from government ownership or control.

2. to deprive of national status, attachments, or characteristics.

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denationalize British  

/ diːˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to return or transfer (an industry, etc) from public to private ownership

2. to deprive (an individual, people, institution, etc) of national character or nationality

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Other Word Forms

• denationalization noun

Etymology

Origin of denationalize

First recorded in 1800–10; de- + nationalize

Example Sentences

Effectively, it denationalized the issue by letting states go their separate ways.

From Washington Post

When the Republic of Latvia became independent after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, property was denationalized and Latvians reclaimed it.

From New York Times

This is in part a response to the experience of World War II, when Jewish citizens were classified, denationalized and, in many cases, deported to Nazi concentration camps.

From Washington Post

Today, Muslims are the ones denationalized, in some of our laws and in our public perception of Muslims’ rights.

From Seattle Times

Thus the appeal of a cosmopolitan, denationalized political ethos that reified the individual over the group.

From Washington Post