Meaning

(rare) To make into, or to become, a nation..

Definitions by Sense

1. (rare) To make into, or to become, a nation.
2. To bring a private company, or an industry comprising such companies, under the control of a specific government.
3. To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
4. (politics) To change from having local and regional variation to being national in character and scope.
5. (archaic) 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.

Example Sentences

Probably no Hindu who could make intelligent use of political freedom ever dreams of the present possibility of a nationalized India, […]

Near-synonym: socialize

The government plans to nationalize the energy industry.

Word Forms

• nationalizes
• nationalizing
• nationalized
• nationalise

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Use nationalize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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