nationalize
verb (used with object)
to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land.
nationalizes
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present tense formof nationalize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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June 1960 - Cuba nationalizes U.S.-owned oil refineries after they refuse to process Soviet oil.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2016
For participating firms, the industry pledge effectively nationalizes the California ban on companies using personal information about students for activities not authorized by schools.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2014
The document promotes equality for Bolivia's put-upon indigenous majority and nationalizes several natural resources, among other changes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal, and Israeli armies, under secret pact with Britain and France, invade the Sinai peninsula.
From Time Magazine Archive
In this state land nationalizes may note the character of the movement towards small holdings.
From Down Under With the Prince by Sara Jeannette Duncan
