SINCE 1828
reprivatize
verb
re·pri·vat·ize
| \ (ˌ)rē-ˈprī-və-ˌtīz
\
\
reprivatized;
reprivatizing
Definition of reprivatize
: 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
Other Words from reprivatize
reprivatization
\ (ˌ)rē-ˌprī-və-tə-ˈzā-shən
\
noun,
plural reprivatizations
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noun,
plural reprivatizations
… the German government's reprivatization of farmland since 1990.
— Ingolf Vogeler
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