na·tion·al·ize (n sh  -n-l z , 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. na tion·al·i·zation (-l -z shn) n.na tion·al·izer n. |
Translations
nationalized [ˈnæʃnəˌlaɪzd] adj → nazionalizzato/a
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