v.
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ r-p( ə -)r ə - ˌ t ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -izing
Date: 1974
: to subject to corporate ownership or control <afraid that medicine was becoming corporatized >
– cor · po · rat · i · za · tion \ ˌ ko ̇ r-p( ə -)r ə -t ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun