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denationalize.

To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/diːˈnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪz/UK
  1. To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
  2. To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation.

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
Where this word comes from

From French dénationaliser, equivalent to de- + nationalize.

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