denationalize en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /diːˈnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪz/ (UK)
Etymology
From French dénationaliser, equivalent to de- + nationalize.
Meanings
- (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
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(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation.
What does signify, however, is the assumption that evangelical missions introduce or maintain an alien culture and that they denationalize.
1933, John T. Tucker, Angola, the land of the blacksmith prince:Doubtless, in thus denationalizing the Tahitians, as it were, the missionaries were prompted by a sincere desire for good; […]
1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| denationalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| denationalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| denationalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| denationalise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| denationalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (11)
io desnacionaligar (privatize) · pl wynaradawiać (privatize) · ru денационализи́ровать (privatize) · it privatizzare (privatize) · it denazionalizzare (privatize) · fr dénationaliser (privatize) · pl wynarodowić (privatize) · pl wynarodawiać (privatize) · de entstaatlichen (privatize) · el αποκρατικοποιώ (privatize) · da denationalisere (privatize)