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Definition of denationalize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

denationalize

verb

NAmE//ˌdiˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz//

, NAmE//ˌdiˈnæʃnəˌlaɪz//

denationalize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they denationalize

he / she / it denationalizes

past simple denationalized

-ing form denationalizing

to sell a company or an industry so that it is no longer owned by the government synonym privatize opposite nationalize

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denationalization

NAmE//ˌdiˌnæʃənələˈzeɪʃn//

, NAmE//ˌdiˌnæʃnələˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See denationalize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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