privatise

pri·va·tize

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [prahy-vuh-tahyz]
- /ˈpraɪ vəˌtaɪz/
- /ˈpraɪ.və.taɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prahy-vuh-tahyz]
- /ˈpraɪ vəˌtaɪz/

Definitions of privatise word

verb with object privatise to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise: a campaign promise to privatize some of the public lands. 1
verb with object privatise to make exclusive; delimit or appropriate: special-interest groups attempting to privatize social issues. 1

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Origin of privatise

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; private + -ize

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Parts of speech for Privatise

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Privatise

privatise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for privatise

verb privatise

nationalise — To bring a private company under the control of a specific government.

Just one Antonym for privatise