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denationalize

Pronunciation: /diːˈnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪz/

The English word “denationalize” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
  2. To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation.

Etymology

From French dénationaliser, equivalent to de- + nationalize.

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