Denationalize

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /diːˈnæʃ(É™)nÉ™laɪz/

Origin

From French dénationaliser

Full definition of denationalize

Verb

1. (transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
2. (transitive) To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation.
• 1933, John T Tucker, Angola, the land of the blacksmith princeWhat does signify, however, is the assumption that evangelical missions introduce or maintain an alien culture and that they denationalize.