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denationalize

Pronunciation: /diːˈnaʃ(ə)n(ə)lʌɪz/

(also denationalise)

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Definition of denationalize

verb

[with object]

1transfer (a nationalized industry or institution) from public to private ownership: an attempt to denationalize the state monopolies

2deprive (a country or person) of nationality or national characteristics: a state that had been largely denationalized within the European Community (as adjective denationalized)would those denationalized persons reaffirm the need for separate states?

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denationalization

Origin:

early 19th century (in sense 2): from French dénationaliser (a word of the French Revolution), from dé- (expressing reversal) + nationaliser 'nationalize'

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