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municipalize

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mu⋅nic⋅i⋅pal⋅ize

  [myoo-nis-uh-puh-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to make a municipality of.
2. to bring under municipal ownership or control.
Also, especially British, mu⋅nic⋅i⋅pal⋅ise.

Origin:
1875–80; municipal + -ize

Related forms:
mu⋅nic⋅i⋅pal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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mu·nic·i·pal·ize   (myōō-nĭs'ə-pə-līz')   
tr.v.   mu·nic·i·pal·ized, mu·nic·i·pal·iz·ing, mu·nic·i·pal·iz·es

  1. To place under municipal ownership.

  2. To make into a municipality.

mu·nic'i·pal·i·za'tion (-pə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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