In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PRIVATISE
privatize, privatise
(verb) change from governmental to private control or ownership; “The oil industry was privatized”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
privatise (third-person singular simple present privatises, present participle privatising, simple past and past participle privatised)
(chiefly, British spelling) Alternative spelling of privatize
Synonyms
• denationalise
Antonyms
• nationalise
Anagrams
• pravities
Source: Wiktionary
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(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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