nationalize

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na·tion·al·ize | \ ˈnash-nə-ˌlīz

, ˈna-shə-nə-ˌlīz \

nationalized; nationalizing

Definition of nationalize

transitive verb

1 : to give a national character to

2 : to invest control or ownership of in the national government

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Other Words from nationalize

nationalization \ ˌnash-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən

, ˌna-shə-nə-lə- \ noun

nationalizer \ ˈnash-nə-ˌlī-zər

, ˌna-shə-nə-ˌlī-zər \ noun

Examples of nationalize in a Sentence

The government nationalized the health-care system in the mid-1950s. nationalizing the country's oil supply

Recent Examples on the Web The charismatic nationalist President Gamal Abdel Nasser opted to nationalize the Suez Canal Company’s holdings and Egyptian troops seized its facilities. — Washington Post, "The Suez Canal, a chokepoint of history," 26 Mar. 2021 The non-specific endorsement came as pressure is increasing on Democrats to meet Republicans’ efforts to nationalize the recall effort. — Tal Kopan, San Francisco Chronicle, "Will Biden campaign for Newsom in a recall? White House isn't saying," 10 Mar. 2021 Billions of euros are being deployed to nationalize payrolls, suppress bankruptcies and avoid mass unemployment. — New York Times, "Europe’s Pandemic Debt Is Dizzying. Who Will Pay?," 17 Feb. 2021 This law required the U.S. government to nationalize the country’s silver mines and use the silver production to mint coins. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, "From WallStreetBets to William Jennings Bryan: Why America’s financial populists love a good silver rally," 6 Feb. 2021 Much less clear is whether the college sports industry will nationalize safety reforms like those adopted by the NFL, which limits the number of full-contact practices per season. — Alan Blinder, Star Tribune, "Football practices pose more concussion risk than games, study suggests," 4 Feb. 2021 Much less clear is whether the college sports industry will nationalize safety reforms like those adopted by the N.F.L., which limits the number of full-contact practices per season, or some college conferences. — Alan Blinder, New York Times, "Football Practices Pose More Concussion Risk Than Games, Study Suggests," 1 Feb. 2021 Much less clear is whether the college sports industry will nationalize safety reforms like those adopted by the NFL, which limits the number of full-contact practices per season, or some college conferences. — Alan Blinder, San Francisco Chronicle, "Football practices pose more concussion risk than games, study suggests," 1 Feb. 2021 Wales will nationalize its struggling railway after reaching agreement on a restructuring with the network’s private operators. — Anthony Palazzo, Bloomberg.com, "Wales to Nationalize Rail Network Hit by Covid Effects," 22 Oct. 2020

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