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nationalize

especially British, Բ·پDz··

[nash-uh-nl-ahyz, nash-nuh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

nationalized, nationalizing 
  1. to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land.

    a movement to nationalize the oil industry.

  2. to make into a nation.

  3. to naturalize.

  4. to make national in extent or scope.

    a magazine article that nationalized a local problem.



verb (used without object)

nationalized, nationalizing 
  1. to become nationalized or naturalized.

    Those who remain in the country must nationalize.

nationalize

/ ˈnæʃnə-, ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to put (an industry, resources, etc) under state control or ownership

  2. to make national in scope, character, or status

  3. a less common word for naturalize

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • nationalization noun
  • nationalizer noun
  • antinationalization adjective
  • nonnationalization noun
  • overnationalization noun
  • overnationalize verb (used with object)
  • renationalization noun
  • renationalize verb
  • seminationalized adjective
  • unnationalized adjective
  • ˌԲپDzԲˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nationalize1

First recorded in 1790–1800; national + -ize
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Example Sentences

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Chemerinsky said invoking the Insurrection Act and nationalizing a state’s National Guard has been reserved for extreme circumstances in which there are no other alternatives to maintain the peace.

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The roots of his presidential campaign date to 1987, when amid a spiraling economic crisis, the Peruvian government proposed nationalizing banks.

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Yes, rural Americans are increasingly voting in lock-step with one another; the bloc is “nationalized” as we like to say.

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“Sure enough, we left there, and several years later, a dictator came in … and he nationalized the oil industry,” Luskin recalled.

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The tumult demonstrates how important state attorneys general have become as they’ve taken on increasingly nationalized roles in addition to using the positions as springboards to run for governor or U.S.

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nationalizationNational Labor Relations Act