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nationalize

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na·tion·al·ize  (nsh-n-lz, nshn-)
tr.v. na·tion·al·ized, na·tion·al·iz·ing, na·tion·al·iz·es
1. To convert from private to governmental ownership and control: nationalize the steel industry.
2.
a. To make national in character, scope, or notoriety: "His high profile on such issues as abortion . . . has already begun to nationalize his image" Kenneth L. Woodward.
b. To render distinctively national: characteristics and issues that have tended to nationalize American political life.

nation·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.
nation·al·izer n.

nationalize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to put (an industry or a company) under state control
nationalization
-isation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.nationalize - put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"
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"
communise, communize - make into property owned by the state; "The new government communized all banks"
denationalise, denationalize - put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized"
2.nationalize - make national in character or scope; "His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press"
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"
Translations
Spanish nationalize [ˈnæʃnəlaɪz] vtnacionalizar;
nationalized industry → industria nacionalizada

French nationalize [ˈnæʃnəlaɪz] national vtnationaliser
German nationalize [ˈnæʃnəlaɪz] national vtverstaatlichen
Italian nationalize [ˈnæʃnəlaɪz] vtnazionalizzare

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