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nationalize
[nash-uh-nl-ahyz, nash-nuh-lahyz]
verb (used with object)
to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land.
a movement to nationalize the oil industry.
to make into a nation.
to naturalize.
to make national in extent or scope.
a magazine article that nationalized a local problem.
verb (used without object)
to become nationalized or naturalized.
Those who remain in the country must nationalize.
nationalize
/ ĖnƦŹnÉ-, ĖnƦŹÉnÉĖlaÉŖz /
verb
to put (an industry, resources, etc) under state control or ownership
to make national in scope, character, or status
a less common word for naturalize
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- nationalization noun
- nationalizer noun
- antinationalization adjective
- nonnationalization noun
- overnationalization noun
- overnationalize verb (used with object)
- renationalization noun
- renationalize verb
- seminationalized adjective
- unnationalized adjective
- ˲Բ¹³Ł¾±“DzԲ¹±ō¾±Ė³ś²¹³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of nationalize1
Example Sentences
Chemerinsky said invoking the Insurrection Act and nationalizing a stateās National Guard has been reserved for extreme circumstances in which there are no other alternatives to maintain the peace.
The roots of his presidential campaign date to 1987, when amid a spiraling economic crisis, the Peruvian government proposed nationalizing banks.
Yes, rural Americans are increasingly voting in lock-step with one another; the bloc is ānationalizedā as we like to say.
āSure enough, we left there, and several years later, a dictator came in ⦠and he nationalized the oil industry,ā Luskin recalled.
The tumult demonstrates how important state attorneys general have become as theyāve taken on increasingly nationalized roles in addition to using the positions as springboards to run for governor or U.S.
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