nationalize
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/
Verb

nationalize (nationalizes, present participle nationalizing; past and past participle nationalized) (American spelling, Oxford British spelling)

  1. (rare) To make into, or to become, a nation.
    • 1910, History for Ready Reference from the Best Historians, page 316:
      Probably no Hindu who could make intelligent use of political freedom ever dreams of the present possibility of a nationalized India, […]
  2. To bring a private company under the control of a specific government.
    Antonyms: privatize
    The government plans to nationalize the energy industry.
  3. To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
  4. (archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.
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