English Explanatory Dictionary

nationalize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make into, or to become, a nation.
  2. To bring a private company, or an industry comprising such companies, under the control of a specific government.
  3. To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
  4. To change from having local and regional variation to being national in character and scope.
  5. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nationalize.wav

Word forms

nationalize nationalizes nationalizing nationalized nationalise

Etymology

From French nationaliser. By surface analysis, national + -ize.

Synonyms

deprivatize socialize

Antonyms

denationalize privatize

Derived words

nationalization nationalizer renationalize

Translations

Arabic: أَمَّمَ Armenian: ազգայնացնել Armenian: պետականացնել Belarusian: нацыяналізава́ць Bulgarian: национализи́рам Burmese: ပြည်သူပိုင်သိမ်း Chinese Mandarin: 國有化 /国有化 Czech: znárodňovat Czech: znárodnit Esperanto: ŝtatigi Finnish: kansallistaa French: nationaliser German: nationalisieren German: verstaatlichen Greek: κρατικοποιώ Hungarian: államosít Ido: nacionaligar Japanese: 国有化する Korean: 국유화하다 Kyrgyz: улутташтыруу Macedonian: национализи́ра Malay: milik negarakan Malay: nasionalisasikan Polish: nacjonalizować Polish: znacjonalizować Polish: unaradawiać Polish: unarodowić Polish: upaństwawiać Polish: upaństwowić Portuguese: estatizar Portuguese: nacionalizar Russian: национализи́ровать Slovak: znárodňovať Slovak: znárodniť Swedish: förstatliga Swedish: nationalisera Swedish: socialisera Ukrainian: націоналізува́ти Ukrainian: націоналізо́вувати Vietnamese: quốc hữu hoá Walloon: nåcionålijhî
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