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denationalize

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de⋅na⋅tion⋅al⋅ize

  [dee-nash-uh-nl-ahyz]
Use denationalize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to remove (an industry or the like) from government ownership or control.
2. to deprive of national status, attachments, or characteristics.
Also, especially British, de⋅na⋅tion⋅al⋅ise.

Origin:
1800–10; de- + nationalize

Related forms:
de⋅na⋅tion⋅al⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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de·na·tion·al·ize   (dē-nāsh'ə-nə-līz')   
tr.v.   de·na·tion·al·ized, de·na·tion·al·iz·ing, de·na·tion·al·iz·es

  1. To deprive of national rights or characteristics.

  2. To transfer (an industry, for example) from governmental to private ownership.

de·na'tion·al·i·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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