Denationalize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /diːˈnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Denationalize is a verb meaning (transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
Meaning
(transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation.
Example Sentences
Doubtless, in thus denationalizing the Tahitians, as it were, the missionaries were prompted by a sincere desire for good; […]
What does signify, however, is the assumption that evangelical missions introduce or maintain an alien culture and that they denationalize.
Word Forms
- denationalizes
- denationalizing
- denationalized
- denationalise
Antonyms for denationalize
Common opposites include nationalize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deprivatize, denationalise, privatize, demonopolize, unprivatize, reprivatize.
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