Privatise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Privatise is a verb meaning Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of privatize.
Meaning
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of privatize.
Example Sentences
A senior rail source said: "Frankly, no one believes being on the government books is temporary. The only bits of the railway still genuinely privatised are the freight trains and the rolling stock owners.
In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra-wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.
Word Forms
- privatises
- privatising
- privatised
Synonyms for privatise
Depending on context, synonyms include denationalise.
Antonyms for privatise
Common opposites include nationalise.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include privatize, privatising, privatised, nationalise, privatisation, nationalize.
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