Definitions for: Nationalize


[v] put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"
[v] make national in character or scope; "His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press"



Webster (1913) Definition: Na"tion*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Nationalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Nationalizing.] [Cf. F.
nationaliser.]
To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the
character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments
and attachment of citizens of a nation.

Synonyms: nationalise

Antonyms: denationalise, denationalize

See Also: alter, change, communise, communize

Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder

Scrabble Cheat

Words With Friends Cheat

Hanging With Friends Cheat

Scramble With Friends Cheat

Ruzzle Cheat



Related Resources:
d letter animals
animlas that start with m