GOVERNMENTALIZE

Etymology

Verb

governmentalize (third-person singular simple present governmentalizes, present participle governmentalizing, simple past and past participle governmentalized)

(US, transitive) To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.

Antonyms

• privatize

Source: Wiktionary



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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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