ALL meanings of denationalize
de·na·tion·al·ize
D d - verb denationalize To denationalize an industry or business means to transfer it into private ownership so that it is no longer owned and controlled by the state. 3
- verb denationalize to return or transfer (an industry, etc) from public to private ownership 3
- verb denationalize to deprive (an individual, people, institution, etc) of national character or nationality 3
- verb transitive denationalize to deprive of national rights or status 3
- verb transitive denationalize to place (an industry owned or controlled by the government) under private ownership 3
- transitive verb denationalize privatize sth 1
- noun denationalize Transfer (a nationalized industry or institution) from public to private ownership. 1
- verb with object denationalize to remove (an industry or the like) from government ownership or control. 1
- verb with object denationalize to deprive of national status, attachments, or characteristics. 1
- verb denationalize (Transitive Verb) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize. 0
- verb denationalize (Transitive Verb) To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation. 0