nationalize

American  

[nash-uh-nl-ahyz, nash-nuh-lahyz] / ˈnæʃ ə nlˌaɪz, ˈnæʃ nəˌlaɪz /

especially British, nationalise

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.

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verb (used without object)

nationalized, nationalizing

1. to become nationalized or naturalized.

   Those who remain in the country must nationalize.

nationalize British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of nationalize

First recorded in 1790–1800; national + -ize

Example Sentences

To meet that need, Congress enacted the SSI program in 1972 to nationalize the state welfare programs for adults 65 and older and those with disabilities.

From MarketWatch

This was done primarily to restore control of Iranian oil fields, which Mossadegh’s government had nationalized, to British energy companies.

From Salon

Years later, Chávez nationalized dozens of oil companies, including some U.S. firms.

From Los Angeles Times

It backtracked on creating a nationalized database, removed the requirements of principal address and physical SSN card, and updated the law to include mobile driver’s licenses that can be displayed digitally on cell phones.

From Salon

The new measures go on top of a comprehensive set of U.S. sanctions on Cuba that began in the early 1960s when the Fidel Castro-led government nationalized U.S. property.

From The Wall Street Journal