de·na·tion·al·ize 
(dē-năshə-nə-līz′)
(dē-năshə-nə-līz′)tr.v. de·na·tion·al·ized, de·na·tion·al·iz·ing, de·na·tion·al·iz·es
1. To deprive of national rights or characteristics.
2. To transfer (an industry, for example) from governmental to private ownership.
de·na′tion·al·i·zation (-lĭ-zāshən) n.