nationalize

English

Alternative forms

• nationalise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

From French nationaliser. Surface etymology is national +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/

Verb

nationalize (third-person singular simple present nationaliz, present participle ing, simple past and past participle nationalized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

1. (rare) To make into, or to become, a nation.
   • 1910, History for Ready Reference from the Best Historians, page 316:

     Probably no Hindu who could make intelligent use of political freedom ever dreams of the present possibility of a nationalized India, […]

2. To bring a private company under the control of a specific government.

   Antonym: privatize

   The government plans to nationalize the energy industry.

3. To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
4. (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.

Derived terms

• nationalisation

Translations

to make a private asset public

• Armenian: ազգայնացնել (hy) (azgaynacʻnel), պետականացնել (hy) (petakanacʻnel)
• Czech: znárodnit
• Finnish: kansallistaa (fi)
• French: nationaliser (fr)
• German: nationalisieren (de), verstaatlichen (de)
• Greek: κρατικοποιώ (el) (kratikopoió)
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• Hungarian: államosít (hu)
• Ido: nacionaligar (io)
• Portuguese: estatizar (pt), nacionalizar (pt)
• Russian: национализи́ровать (ru) (nacionalizírovatʹ)
• Swedish: förstatliga (sv), nationalisera (sv), socialisera (sv)