Synonyms for nationalize
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Verb
1. Socialize — to bring a private company, or an industry comprising such companies, under the control of a specific…
Definitions
- v. 1
To bring a private company, or an industry comprising such companies, under the control of a specific government.
The government plans to nationalize the energy industry.
Related words
- Word family
- nationalization
- Other spellings
- nationalise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- nationalized
e.g. nationalized → socialized, deprivatized…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nationalize | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- socialize3, socialise
- 11 letters
- deprivatize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (socialize3 = 3 syllables).