privatize
verb (used with object)
to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise.
privatized
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past participleof privatize.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 privatize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
privatizeverb (used with object)to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise.
Example Sentences
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Already social media is aflame with anger about privatized youth programs and the financial barriers to entry, both legitimate dilemmas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The digital push comes as the bank is exiting several markets to become simpler and as it fully privatized its Hong Kong bank Hang Seng in January.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
“I call this the social welfare state of two. We’ve privatized dependency within marriage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
But across the island, small-scale farmers and cooperatives already operate as private entrepreneurs, growing food, managing their own production and selling to local markets, most of which have been privatized.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2026
Many businesses had been privatized, and only a small percentage were still connected to Russia.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
