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US
/ˈnæʃənəˌɫaɪz, ˈnæʃnəˌɫaɪz/
]
VERB
-
make national in character or scope
His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press -
put under state control or ownership
Mitterand nationalized the banks
How To Use nationalize In A Sentence
- The impetus was provided by the Baath regime's decision to nationalise the oil industry.
- A very real danger exists of the conflict becoming internationalised.
- In South Africa itself, it is proceeding with its criminal moves to denationalise the indigenous African majority. NO ACCOMMODATION WITH APARTHEID
- The same is the case with automated teller machines installed by nationalised banks.
- A few have performed better than expected—e.g., the auto bailouts, although a rapid private bankruptcy was preferable and GM and Chrysler are not yet denationalized successes. The Obama Presidency by the Numbers
- This led to the partial abandonment of physical controls and a move towards financial disciplines for the nationalised industries.
- China's Foreign Ministry denounced those remarks as unwarranted American meddling and an attempt to "internationalize" a strictly regional problem. Reining in China's Ambitions
- And yet, he replied to each one with clarity, in a tone that still hints of a German accent but has been "internationalized," even if not delving into esoteric designer-speak or tech-talk, opting instead for philosophical statements that more people could relate to. Latest News
- His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press
- A nationalised corporation, Amtrak, runs all the trains on tracks owned by a hotchpotch of companies (again the effective reverse of the British situation).