reprivatize

American

[ree-prahy-vuh-tahyz] / riˈpraɪ vəˌtaɪz /

especially British, reprivatise

verb (used with object)

reprivatized, reprivatizing

to restore to private control; remove from governmental jurisdiction.

Etymology

Origin of reprivatize

First recorded in 1945–50; re- + private + -ize

Example Sentences

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In West Germany, the Adenauer government is plowing ahead with its plan to "reprivatize" a $1 billion industrial empire inherited from the Nazis.

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