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re·pri·vat·ize | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈprī-və-ˌtīz 
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\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
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reprivatization \ (ˌ)rē-ˌprī-və-tə-ˈzā-shən \ noun, plural reprivatizations
\ noun, plural reprivatizations
… the German government's reprivatization of farmland since 1990. — Ingolf Vogeler
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The first known use of reprivatize was in 1937
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