denationalize

Other forms: denationalized; denationalizing; denationalizes

Definitions of denationalize
  1. verb
    put under private control or ownership
    “The steel industry was denationalized”
    synonyms: denationalise
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    antonyms:
    nationalize
    put under state control or ownership
    types:
    privatise, privatize
    change from governmental to private control or ownership
    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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