denationalize (redirected from denationalises)

de·na·tion·al·ize  (d-nsh-n-lz)

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·nation·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.

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denationalize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to transfer (an industry or a service) from public to private ownership

denationalization
-isation n

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"

Translations

denationalize [diːˈnæʃnəlaɪz] vt → desnacionalizar

denationalize [diːˈnæʃnəlaɪz] vt → dénationaliser

denationalize [diːˈnæʃnəlaɪz] denationalization vt → privatisieren

denationalize [diːˈnæʃnəlaɪz] vt → snazionalizzare