nationalize
verb (used with object)
to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land.
have nationalized
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present perfectof nationalize.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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“Slaveholders were eager to get that case before Taney, because that would have nationalized slavery,” Waite said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2025
Many countries with big reserves, like Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, have nationalized natural resources or have stringent currency exchange controls that can limit the ability of foreign investors to withdraw money from the country.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2023
“We have nationalized salaries,” Mr. Macron declared in 2020, not blinking an eye.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
In the last year, Crimean authorities have nationalized scores of Ukrainian enterprises, said Simferopol lawyer Zhan Zapruta, who works to protect shareholders' rights.
From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2015
Other places have nationalized the coal fields, and the poor get coal at cost.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 by Various
