Deprivatize

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To strip the privacy from; to make public. transitive
  2. 2
    To transfer from the private sector to the public sector. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms
nationalizenationalizeunprivateunprivatize

Etymology

From de- + privatize.

Related phrases

private sectorpublic sector

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