privatize
verb
pri·vat·ize
ˈprī-və-ˌtīz 
privatized; privatizing; privatizes
: to make private
especially
: to change from public to private control or ownership
privatize an industry
The mayor's threat to privatize trash collection shook things up. —
Jeff Bailey
Jeff Bailey Examples of privatize in a Sentence
The city decided to privatize the municipal power company.
a proposal to privatize the health-care system
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The Mint of Poland, which has operated since 1766, was once a state venture but was privatized after the fall of communism and is now listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
—Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
The dangerous decision privatizing Medicare has a local and national impact as the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General found Medicare Advantage companies overcharge the government draining the Medicare Trust faster.
—Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
Just below, a small spa includes a wellness space, complete with a sauna and wading pool, that can be privatized for an hour.
—Vogue, 8 July 2024
Le Pen has already been vocal about her intent to privatize national public broadcasters.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 July 2024
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Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
The dangerous decision privatizing Medicare has a local and national impact as the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General found Medicare Advantage companies overcharge the government draining the Medicare Trust faster.
—Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
Just below, a small spa includes a wellness space, complete with a sauna and wading pool, that can be privatized for an hour.
—Vogue, 8 July 2024
Le Pen has already been vocal about her intent to privatize national public broadcasters.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 July 2024
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privatize
transitive verb
pri·va·tize
ˈprī-və-ˌtīz
privatized; privatizing
: to make private
especially
: to change (as a business or industry) from public to private control or ownership
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