— nationalization , n. — nationalizer , n.
/nash"euh nl uyz', nash"neuh luyz'/ , v. , nationalized, nationalizing .
v.t.
1. to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land: a movement to nationalize the oil industry.
2. to make into a nation.
3. to naturalize.
4. to make national in extent or scope: a magazine article that nationalized a local problem.
v.i.
5. to become nationalized or naturalized: Those who remain in the country must nationalize.
Also, esp. Brit., nationalise .
[ 1790-1800; NATIONAL + -IZE ]