denationalize

de·na·tion·al·ize

 (dē-năsh′ə-nə-līz′)

tr.v. de·na·tion·al·ized, de·na·tion·al·iz·ing, de·na·tion·al·iz·es

1. To deprive of national rights or characteristics.

2. To transfer (an industry, for example) from governmental to private ownership.

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de·na′tion·al·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

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denationalize

(diːˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz) or

denationalise

vb

1. (Economics) to return or transfer (an industry, etc) from public to private ownership

2. (Sociology) to deprive (an individual, people, institution, etc) of national character or nationality

deˌnationaliˈzation, deˌnationaliˈsation n

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de•na•tion•al•ize

(diˈnæʃ ə nlˌaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.

1. to remove from government ownership or control.

2. to deprive of national status or characteristics.

[1800–10]

de•na`tion•al•i•za′tion, n.

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denationalize

Past participle: denationalized
Gerund: denationalizing

Imperative

denationalize

denationalize

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

denationalize - put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized" denationalise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" privatise, privatize - change from governmental to private control or ownership; "The oil industry was privatized" nationalize, nationalise - put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"

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Translations

denazionalizzare

denationalize

[diːˈnæʃnəlaɪz] VT → desnacionalizar

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denationalize

[diːˈnæʃənəlaɪz] denationalise (British) vt [+ industry, business] → dénationaliserdengue fever [ˈdɛŋgi] n → dengue f

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denationalize

vt → entstaatlichen

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denationalize

[diːˈnæʃnəˌlaɪz] vt → snazionalizzare, denazionalizzare

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