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nationalize

especially British, na·tion·al·ise

[nash-uh-nl-ahyz, nash-nuh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

nationalized, nationalizing 
  1. to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land.

    a movement to nationalize the oil industry.

  2. to make into a nation.

  3. to naturalize.

  4. to make national in extent or scope.

    a magazine article that nationalized a local problem.



verb (used without object)

nationalized, nationalizing 
  1. to become nationalized or naturalized.

    Those who remain in the country must nationalize.

nationalize

/ ˈnæʃnə-, ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to put (an industry, resources, etc) under state control or ownership

  2. to make national in scope, character, or status

  3. a less common word for naturalize

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • nationalization noun
  • nationalizer noun
  • antinationalization adjective
  • nonnationalization noun
  • overnationalization noun
  • overnationalize verb (used with object)
  • renationalization noun
  • renationalize verb
  • seminationalized adjective
  • unnationalized adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nationalize1

First recorded in 1790–1800; national + -ize
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Example Sentences

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“Slaveholders were eager to get that case before Taney, because that would have nationalized slavery,” Waite said.

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In the meantime, he’s also trying to nationalize industries.

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“There’s a kind of sense of local accountability, and as news becomes nationalized and even internationalized, there’s a loss there.”

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Chemerinsky said invoking the Insurrection Act and nationalizing a state’s National Guard has been reserved for extreme circumstances in which there are no other alternatives to maintain the peace.

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The roots of his presidential campaign date to 1987, when amid a spiraling economic crisis, the Peruvian government proposed nationalizing banks.

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