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adjective
- 1. (of a major branch of industry or commerce) under state ownership or control: "the nationalized industries"
- 2. (of a foreigner) naturalized: archaic "he is now a nationalized Frenchman"
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to bring business, industry, or land under the control or ownership of the government:
NATIONALIZED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of nationalize 2. (of a government) to take control of a…. Learn more.
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.
1. : to give a national character to. 2. : to invest control or ownership of in the national government. nationalization. ˌna-sh (ə-)nə-lə-ˈzā-shən. noun. nationalizer. ˈna-sh (ə-)nə-ˌlī-zər. noun. Examples of nationalize in a Sentence. The government nationalized the health-care system in the mid-1950s. nationalizing the country's oil supply.
verb. /ˈnæʃnəlaɪz/ ( British English also nationalise) Verb Forms. nationalize something to put an industry or a company under the control of the government, which becomes its owner. The government announced plans to nationalize the public transport system. nationalized industries. opposite denationalize, privatize. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
If a government nationalizes a private company or industry, that company or industry becomes owned by the state and controlled by the government. He introduced legislation to nationalize the country's banking and financial systems. [VERB noun] The coffee industry was nationalised at the time of independence.
/ˈnæʃɪnəlaɪz/ IPA guide. Other forms: nationalized; nationalizing; nationalizes. To nationalize something is to make it public, or government-run, rather than private. Many countries, including the U.K. and Germany, have acted to nationalize railroads during periods when they faced bankruptcy.
1. To convert from private to governmental ownership and control: nationalize the steel industry. 2. a. To make national in character, scope, or notoriety: "His high profile on such issues as abortion ... has already begun to nationalize his image" (Kenneth L. Woodward). b.
to put an industry or a company under the control of the government, which becomes its owner The government announced plans to nationalize the public transportation system. nationalized industries opposite denationalize, privatize
Meaning of nationalize in English. nationalize. verb [ T ] (UK usually nationalise) us / ˈnæʃ. ə n. ə l.aɪz / / ˈnæʃ.n ə l.aɪz / uk / ˈnæʃ. ə n. ə l.aɪz / / ˈnæʃ.n ə l.aɪz / Add to word list. (of a government) to take control of a business or industry: The Mexican president nationalized the railroads in 1939. Opposites. denationalize. privatize.
