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[ nash -uh -nl-ahyz, nash -nuh -lahyz ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈnæʃ ə nlˌaɪz, ˈnæʃ nəˌlaɪz / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), na·tion·al·ized, na·tion·al·iz·ing. to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land: a movement to nationalize the oil industry.
to make into a nation.
to naturalize.
to make national in extent or scope: a magazine article that nationalized a local problem.
verb (used without object), na·tion·al·ized, na·tion·al·iz·ing. to become nationalized or naturalized: Those who remain in the country must nationalize.
Also especially British , na·tion·al·ise .
Origin of nationalize First recorded in 1790–1800; national + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM nationalize na·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun na·tion·al·iz·er, noun an·ti·na·tion·al·i·za·tion, adjective non·na·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun
o·ver·na·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun o·ver·na·tion·al·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·na·tion·al·ized, o·ver·na·tion·al·iz·ing. re·na·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun re·na·tion·al·ize, verb, re·na·tion·al·ized, re·na·tion·al·iz·ing. sem·i·na·tion·al·ized, adjective un·na·tion·al·ized, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for nationalize Democrats have been anxious not to nationalize the election as a referendum on President Obama.
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The goal is to nationalize the race around Obama, whose approval rating in Kansas is just 33 percent.
As Roberts and Orman Double Down, It’s War in Kansas | Eleanor Clift| October 1, 2014| DAILY BEAST
As a result, her biggest strength, even some Republicans here concede, is her ability to nationalize the contest at every turn.
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They do not want to demonize undocumented workers, nationalize the Arizona immigration law, or kill the Dream Act.
Paul Begala on Romney’s Desperate Dive to the Right in the Arizona Debate | Paul Begala| February 23, 2012| DAILY BEAST
After the speech, Dick Morris says Obama is in the midst of an elaborate plan to nationalize the banks that are being bailed out.
5 Strangest Moments From Obama's Presser | The Daily Beast Video| March 25, 2009| DAILY BEAST
He never was in favor of any nor opposed to any, till the present one, which helps to nationalize slavery.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Three | Abraham Lincoln
He never was in favor of any, nor (I) opposed to any, till the present one, which helps to Nationalize Slavery.
The Great Conspiracy, Complete | John Alexander Logan
In view of the need of rapid development of mining by Chinese, it would probably be unwise to nationalize all mines here and now.
The Problem of China | Bertrand Russell
Their features were not easy to distinguish; when the Bolshevists assume dominion over us they will not nationalize our soap.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, October 6, 1920 | Various
A definite proposal to nationalize the railway systems of the Dominion of Canada was made during the war.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for nationalize / (ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz , ˈnæʃnə- ) /
verb (tr) to put (an industry, resources, etc) under state control or ownership
to make national in scope, character, or status
a less common word for naturalize
Derived forms of nationalize nationalization or nationalisation , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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