nationalizeverb [ T ]
UK usually nationalise uk/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl.aɪz//ˈnæʃ.nəl.aɪz/us/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl.aɪz//ˈnæʃ.nəl.aɪz/(of a government) to take control of a business or industry:
The Mexican president nationalized the railways in 1939.
Opposite
privatize
denationalize
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nationalization
noun [ U ] UK usually nationalisation uk/ˌnæʃ.ən.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//ˌnæʃ.nə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌnæʃ.ən.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən//ˌnæʃ.nə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Nationalization of agriculture is on the government's agenda.