nationalize Syllabification: (na·tion·al·ize)Pronunciation: /ˈnaSHənəˌlīz/Translate nationalize | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of nationalize verb [with object] 1transfer (a major branch of industry or commerce) from private to state ownership or control. 2make distinctively national; give a national character to:in the 13th and 14th centuries church designs were further nationalized 3 (usually as adjective nationalized) naturalize (a foreigner):he is now a nationalized FrenchmanDerivatives nationalizationPronunciation: /ˌnaSHənəliˈzāSHən/ noun nationalizer noun nationalize in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of nationalize in the British & World English dictionary
