nationalize

Meaning

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

Opposite of

denationalize, privatize

Synonyms

nationalise

naturalize

municipalize

naturalise

socialize

collectivize

collectivise

communalize

Translations

nazionalizzare

nationaliser

nacionalizar

nationaliseren

verstaatlichen

nationalisieren

nacionalizar

εθνικοποιώ

naasten

étatiser

πολιτογραφώ

estatizar

κρατικοποιώ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/

Etymology

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