DEFINITIONS

municipalize

[ myoo-nis-uh-puh-lahyz ]
/ myuˈnɪs ə pəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), mu·nic·i·pal·ized, mu·nic·i·pal·iz·ing.

to make a municipality of.
to bring under municipal ownership or control.

Words nearby municipalize

municipal bonds, municipal corporation, municipal court, municipalism, municipality, municipalize, munificence, munificent, muniment, muniment room, muniments
Also especially British, mu·nic·i·pal·ise.

Origin of municipalize

First recorded in 1875–80; municipal + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM municipalize

mu·nic·i·pal·i·za·tion, nounun·mu·nic·i·pal·ized, adjective
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Examples from the Web for municipalize

  • Will it need to municipalize him in order to protect itself?

    Civics and Health|William H. Allen

  • Unless physicians test themselves and their profession by results, we shall be compelled to "municipalize the medical man."

    Civics and Health|William H. Allen

  • Municipalize on this scale, I would say, and I am with you altogether.

    Mankind in the Making|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for municipalize

municipalize

municipalise

/ (mjuːˈnɪsɪpəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to bring under municipal ownership or control
to make a municipality of

Derived forms of municipalize

municipalization or municipalisation, noun
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