nationalize
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: government
politics
Etymology: From French nationaliser. By surface analysis, national + -ize.
Inflected forms:
form: nationalizes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: nationalizing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: nationalized
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: nationalized
pos: verb
tags: past
form: nationalise
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: To make into, or to become, a nation.
pos: verb
tags: British
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rare
examples: Probably no Hindu who could make intelligent use of political freedom ever dreams of the present possibility of a nationalized India, […]
gloss: To bring a private company, or an industry comprising such companies, under the control of a specific government.
pos: verb
tags: British
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examples: Near-synonym: socialize
The government plans to nationalize the energy industry.
gloss: To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
pos: verb
tags: British
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gloss: To change from having local and regional variation to being national in character and scope.
pos: verb
tags: British
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gloss: 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.
pos: verb
tags: British
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archaic
Derived words: nationalization
nationalizer
renationalize
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: أَمَّمَ
roman: ʔammama
lang: Armenian
word: ազգայնացնել
roman: azgaynacʻnel
lang: Armenian
word: պետականացնել
roman: petakanacʻnel
lang: Belarusian
word: нацыяналізава́ць
roman: nacyjanalizavácʹ
lang: Bulgarian
word: национализи́рам
roman: nacionalizíram
lang: Burmese
word: ပြည်သူပိုင်သိမ်း
roman: pranysupuingsim:
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 國有化 /国有化
roman: guóyǒuhuà
lang: Czech
word: znárodňovat
lang: Czech
word: znárodnit
lang: Esperanto
word: ŝtatigi
lang: Finnish
word: kansallistaa
lang: French
word: nationaliser
lang: German
word: nationalisieren
lang: German
word: verstaatlichen
lang: Greek
word: κρατικοποιώ
roman: kratikopoió
lang: Hungarian
word: államosít
lang: Ido
word: nacionaligar
lang: Japanese
word: 国有化する
roman: kokuyūka suru
lang: Korean
word: 국유화하다
roman: gugyuhwahada
lang: Kyrgyz
word: улутташтыруу
roman: uluttaştıruu
lang: Macedonian
word: национализи́ра
roman: nacionalizíra
lang: Malay
word: milik negarakan
lang: Malay
word: nasionalisasikan
lang: Polish
word: nacjonalizować
lang: Polish
word: znacjonalizować
lang: Polish
word: unaradawiać
lang: Polish
word: unarodowić
lang: Polish
word: upaństwawiać
lang: Polish
word: upaństwowić
lang: Portuguese
word: estatizar
lang: Portuguese
word: nacionalizar
lang: Russian
word: национализи́ровать
roman: nacionalizírovatʹ
lang: Slovak
word: znárodňovať
lang: Slovak
word: znárodniť
lang: Swedish
word: förstatliga
lang: Swedish
word: nationalisera
lang: Swedish
word: socialisera
lang: Ukrainian
word: націоналізува́ти
roman: nacionalizuváty
lang: Ukrainian
word: націоналізо́вувати
roman: nacionalizóvuvaty
lang: Vietnamese
word: quốc hữu hoá
lang: Walloon
word: nåcionålijhî