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nationalize

DEFINITIONS OF: nationalize

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v put under state control or ownership

“Mitterand nationalized the banks”
Synonyms:
nationalise
Antonyms:
denationalise, denationalize
put under private control or ownership
Types:
communise, communize
make into property owned by the state
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v make national in character or scope

“His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press”
Synonyms:
nationalise
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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