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nationalize

/ nationalize /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
put under state control or ownership
"Mitterand nationalized the banks"
Opposites:
denationalize denationalise
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
communize communise
Derived:
nationalization nationalisation communization communisation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
make national in character or scope
"His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
nationalization nationalisation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
28%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
1
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change alter modify communize communise denationalize denationalise