reprivatize

[ ree-prahy-vuh-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, re·pri·va·tized, re·pri·va·tiz·ing.

1. to restore to private control; remove from governmental jurisdiction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reprivatize¹

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

Example Sentences

In Ukraine, Yanukovych took power and began to reprivatize for the benefit of himself and the members of his immediate family.

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