nationalize
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transitive verb \ˈnash-nə-ˌlīz, ˈna-shə-nə-ˌlīz\na·tion·al·izedna·tion·al·iz·ing
Definition of NATIONALIZE
1
: to give a national character to
2
: to invest control or ownership of in the national government
— na·tion·al·i·za·tion \ˌnash-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən, ˌna-shə-nə-lə-\ noun
— na·tion·al·iz·er \ˈnash-nə-ˌlī-zər, ˌna-shə-nə-ˌlī-zər\ noun
Examples of NATIONALIZE
- The government nationalized the health-care system in the mid-1950s.
- nationalizing the country's oil supply
First Known Use of NATIONALIZE
1800
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