NATIONALIZE

nationalize, nationalise

(verb) put under state control or ownership; “Mitterand nationalized the banks”

nationalize, nationalise

(verb) make national in character or scope; “His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

nationalize (third-person singular simple present nationalizes, present participle nationalizing, simple past and past participle nationalized) (American spelling, Oxford British spelling)

(rare) To make into, or to become, a nation.

To bring a private company under the control of a specific government.

Antonym: privatize

To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.

(archaic) 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.

Source: Wiktionary

Na"tion*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nationalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Nationalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. nationaliser.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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