nationalize
verb
na·tion·al·ize
ˈna-sh(ə-)nə-ˌlīz 
nationalized; nationalizing
1
: to give a national character to
2
: to invest control or ownership of in the national government
Examples of nationalize in a Sentence
The government nationalized the health-care system in the mid-1950s.
nationalizing the country's oil supply
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Nearly all of them helped prop up one of the world’s largest welfare states, nationalizing everything from public utilities to the Central Bank.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
His policies — which included nationalizing production, boosting wages, and increasing welfare payments — were largely paid for by printing money, a cause of runaway inflation.
—thehustle.co, 22 Nov. 2024
Inside Cameron Miller's commitment to Wisconsin Under-the-radar recruits eager to showcase their skills on spring camp circuit
Could MLB nationalize its media rights?
—New York Times, 17 May 2024
Guez also associates the image of a timeworn suitcase with the story of his maternal grandparents, who hid in the basement of a church in Lydda in 1948 as their property was nationalized by the new state of Israel.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
His policies — which included nationalizing production, boosting wages, and increasing welfare payments — were largely paid for by printing money, a cause of runaway inflation.
—thehustle.co, 22 Nov. 2024
Inside Cameron Miller's commitment to Wisconsin Under-the-radar recruits eager to showcase their skills on spring camp circuit
Could MLB nationalize its media rights?
—New York Times, 17 May 2024
Guez also associates the image of a timeworn suitcase with the story of his maternal grandparents, who hid in the basement of a church in Lydda in 1948 as their property was nationalized by the new state of Israel.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Nationalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationalize. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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nationalize
verb
na·tion·al·ize
ˈnash-nəl-ˌīz
-ən-ᵊl-
nationalized; nationalizing
1
: to make national
2
: to remove from private ownership and place under government control
nationalize railroads
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nationalize
transitive verb
na·tion·al·ize
ˈna-shə-nə-ˌlīz
nationalized; nationalizing
: to invest control or ownership of in the national government
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