privatize
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
privatize
verb
privatizes;
privatized;
privatizing
privatize
verb
privatizes;
privatized;
privatizing
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIVATIZE
[+ object]
:
to remove (something) from government control and place it in private control or ownership
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opposite nationalize
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The city decided to privatize the municipal power company.
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a proposal to privatize the health-care system
