privatizev.

Brit.

/ˈprʌɪvᵻtʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈpraɪvəˌtaɪz/

Forms: 1900s– privatise, 1900s– privatize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: private adj.¹, -ize suffix.

Etymology: < private adj.¹ + -ize suffix. Compare German privatisieren to make private, to transfer to private ownership (mid 20th cent.; 17th cent. in sense ‘to live on one's private wealth’). Compare privatizing n. and privatization n.

1. transitive. To transfer (a business, industry, or service) from public to private ownership and control; = denationalize v. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > owning > own [verb (transitive)] > own jointly or communally > denationalize

denationalize1921

privatize1923

reprivatize1937

1923 San Antonio (Texas) Express 7 Apr. 3/5 It is now most highly dangerous to speak of ‘privatizing’ the German federal railways.

1959 Times 25 Mar. 15/2 Preussag is not to be ‘privatized’ in the first instance; instead its present nominal capital is to be increased to DM105m.

1970 New Society 5 Feb. 222/3 Is the Office of Health Economics trying to hint that the best place to start totally privatising the National Health Service is at eye level?

1986 A. Ravetz Govt. of Space ii. 30 Many of these [housing] estates remain, and are now being privatized and gentrified.

1996 Business Week 26 Feb. 106/3 Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole..raises fear about Forbes's scheme to partially privatize Social Security.

2. transitive. To make personal or private; to regard or treat in terms of the individual, rather than the wider community.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > render unsociable [verb (transitive)] > regard as private

privatize1940

1940 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 5 482 We cultivate a lack of confidence towards those who are our partners and our leaders, and we privatize our existence.

1957 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 51 941 Ideas concerning individualism, free private enterprise, localism, privacy, and economy are designed to privatize conflict or to restrict its scope.

1969 W. Glen-Doepel tr. J. B. Metz Theol. of World v. 114 It is impossible to privatize the eschatological promises of biblical tradition: liberty, peace, justice, reconciliation. Again and again they force us to assume our responsibilities towards society.

1992 Etc Montréal No. 19. 66/1 His pretense is to totally ignore the viewer, a hermeticism which tends to isolate and privatize the spectacle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	privatize
释义	privatizev. Brit. /ˈprʌɪvᵻtʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈpraɪvəˌtaɪz/ Forms: 1900s– privatise, 1900s– privatize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: private adj.¹, -ize suffix. Etymology: < private adj.¹ + -ize suffix. Compare German privatisieren to make private, to transfer to private ownership (mid 20th cent.; 17th cent. in sense ‘to live on one's private wealth’). Compare privatizing n. and privatization n. 1. transitive. To transfer (a business, industry, or service) from public to private ownership and control; = denationalize v. 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > owning > own [verb (transitive)] > own jointly or communally > denationalize denationalize1921 privatize1923 reprivatize1937 1923 San Antonio (Texas) Express 7 Apr. 3/5 It is now most highly dangerous to speak of ‘privatizing’ the German federal railways. 1959 Times 25 Mar. 15/2 Preussag is not to be ‘privatized’ in the first instance; instead its present nominal capital is to be increased to DM105m. 1970 New Society 5 Feb. 222/3 Is the Office of Health Economics trying to hint that the best place to start totally privatising the National Health Service is at eye level? 1986 A. Ravetz Govt. of Space ii. 30 Many of these [housing] estates remain, and are now being privatized and gentrified. 1996 Business Week 26 Feb. 106/3 Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole..raises fear about Forbes's scheme to partially privatize Social Security. 2. transitive. To make personal or private; to regard or treat in terms of the individual, rather than the wider community. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > render unsociable [verb (transitive)] > regard as private privatize1940 1940 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 5 482 We cultivate a lack of confidence towards those who are our partners and our leaders, and we privatize our existence. 1957 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 51 941 Ideas concerning individualism, free private enterprise, localism, privacy, and economy are designed to privatize conflict or to restrict its scope. 1969 W. Glen-Doepel tr. J. B. Metz Theol. of World v. 114 It is impossible to privatize the eschatological promises of biblical tradition: liberty, peace, justice, reconciliation. Again and again they force us to assume our responsibilities towards society. 1992 Etc Montréal No. 19. 66/1 His pretense is to totally ignore the viewer, a hermeticism which tends to isolate and privatize the spectacle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1923
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