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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.
de·na′tion·al·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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denationalize
(diːˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz) ordenationalise
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
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Verb | 1. | denationalize - put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized" 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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[diːˈnæʃənəlaɪz] denationalise (British) vt [+ industry, business] → dénationaliserdengue fever [ˈdɛŋgi] n → dengue fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
denationalize
vt → entstaatlichen
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