nationalize
verb (used with object)
to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land.
has nationalized
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present perfectof nationalize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Even the attention of the donor class has nationalized.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2018
Fernandez has nationalized Argentina's private pension fund system as well as the country's main oil company YPF.
From Reuters ● Aug. 14, 2013
The U.K. government already took that step earlier this week, while Iceland has nationalized its banks.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his 41 years of power, Fidel Castro has nationalized, "intervened" or otherwise appropriated $1 billion worth of U.S. investments in Cuba.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hawthorne has nationalized the gods of Greece and given an atmosphere to New England.
From Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School by Charles A. (Charles Alexander) McMurry
