Definition of reprivatize
reprivatized;
reprivatizing
: to make (something) private again;
especially
: to change (something, such as a business or industry that was previously made public) back to private control or ownership
- reprivatized the banks
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reprivatization
play \(ˌ)rē-ˌprī-və-tə-ˈzā-shən\ noun, plural reprivatizations-
- … the German government's reprivatization of farmland since 1990.
- —Ingolf Vogeler
