corporatize
[ kawr-per-uh-tahyz, -pruh-tahyz ]
/ ˈkɔr pər əˌtaɪz, -prəˌtaɪz /
verb (used with object), cor·po·ra·tized, cor·po·ra·tiz·ing.
to develop into big business; bring under the control of a corporation: to corporatize baseball.
Also
especially British,
cor·po·ra·tise.
OTHER WORDS FROM corporatize
cor·po·ra·ti·za·tion, nounWords nearby corporatize
corporation,
corporation stop,
corporation tax,
corporatism,
corporative,
corporatize,
corporator,
corporeal,
corporeity,
corposant,
corps
British Dictionary definitions for corporatize
corporatize
corporatise
/ (ˈkɔːpərətaɪz, -prə-) /
verb
(tr)
to convert (a government-controlled industry or enterprise) into an independent company
(intr)
to be influenced by or take on the features of a large commercial business, esp in being bureaucratic and uncaring