Word: governmentalize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: gov
ern
men
tal
ize
Definition: To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.
Morphemes:
Affix: govern
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κυβερνάω
Language: grc
Decoded: kubernao
Meaning: I steer, drive, govern
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective