denationalize

[ dee-nash-uh-nl-ahyz ]
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verb (used with object),de·na·tion·al·ized, de·na·tion·al·iz·ing.
  1. to remove (an industry or the like) from government ownership or control.

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

Origin of denationalize

1
First recorded in 1800–10; de- + nationalize
  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for denationalize

denationalize

denationalise

/ (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

Derived forms of denationalize

  • denationalization or denationalisation, noun

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