NATIONALIZE


Meaning of NATIONALIZE in English

v.tr. (also -ise) 1 take over (railways, coal-mines, the steel industry, land, etc.) from private ownership on behalf of the State. 2 a make national. b make into a nation. 3 naturalize (a foreigner). nationalization n. nationalizer n.

[ F nationaliser (as NATIONAL) ]

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