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    nationalized
    /ˈnaʃənəlʌɪzd/

    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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNATIONALIZED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    NATIONALIZED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of nationalize 2. (of a government) to take control of a…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNATIONALIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to bring business, industry, or land under the control or ownership of the government:

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › nationalizeNATIONALIZE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    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) , na·tion·al·ized, na·tion·al·iz·ing.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nationalizeNationalize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnationalize verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    /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.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNATIONALIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If a government nationalizes a private company or industry, that company or industry becomes owned by the state and controlled by the government. [business] He introduced legislation to nationalize the country's banking and financial systems. [VERB noun] The coffee industry was nationalised at the time of independence. [VERB noun]

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › nationalisingNATIONALIZE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    to make national in extent or scope: a magazine article that nationalized a local problem. See more verb (used without object), na·tion·al·ized, na·tion·al·iz·ing.