Denationalize

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
  2. 2
    put under private control or ownership wordnet
  3. 3
    To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive

    "Doubtless, in thus denationalizing the Tahitians, as it were, the missionaries were prompted by a sincere desire for good; […]"

Synonyms

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denationaliseprivatizeprivatize

Example

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"Doubtless, in thus denationalizing the Tahitians, as it were, the missionaries were prompted by a sincere desire for good; […]"

Etymology

From French dénationaliser, equivalent to de- + nationalize.

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