nationalize
verb (used with object)
to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land.
nationalized
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past participleof nationalize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof nationalize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
nationalizeverb (used with object)to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land.
Example Sentences
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Many have held back over legal and financial concerns in the country, which nationalized the assets of ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips in 2007.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Northern Rock was later nationalized by the U.K. government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Exxon and ConocoPhillips sued Venezuela after the country nationalized their assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Zvërnec has proved to be a thicket of Albanian property disputes, a common problem given that the country nationalized property during communism then underwent a messy process of returning it to private ownership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
But his main claim to fame was that he nationalized Iran's oil industry.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
