denationalize
[ dee-nash-uh-nl-ahyz ]
/ diˈnæʃ ə nlˌaɪz /
verb (used with object), de·na·tion·al·ized, de·na·tion·al·iz·ing.
to remove (an industry or the like) from government ownership or control.
to deprive of national status, attachments, or characteristics.
Also
especially British,
de·na·tion·al·ise.
Origin of denationalize
First recorded in 1800–10;
de- +
nationalize
OTHER WORDS FROM denationalize
de·na·tion·al·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby denationalize
denali national park and preserve,
denar,
denarius,
denary,
denasalize,
denationalize,
denaturalize,
denature,
denatured alcohol,
denaturize,
denazify
Example sentences from the Web for denationalization
This has been quoted against Turgenev as though he meant it literally, and as though it were a confession of denationalization.
Old and New Masters |Robert LyndBut how far is Japan ready and willing to go in this denationalization of herself?
The Pacific Triangle |Sydney GreenbieAmericans are never slow to ridicule the denationalization of New York.
Greater Britain |Charles Wentworth Dilke
British Dictionary definitions for denationalization
denationalize
denationalise
/ (diːˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz) /
verb
to return or transfer (an industry, etc) from public to private ownership
to deprive (an individual, people, institution, etc) of national character or nationality