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de·na·tion·al·ize
(dē-năsh′ə-nə-līz′)tr.v. de·na·tion·al·ized, de·na·tion·al·iz·ing, de·na·tion·al·iz·es
1. To deprive of national rights or characteristics.
2. To transfer (an industry, for example) from governmental to private ownership.
de·na′tion·al·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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denationalize
(diːˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz) ordenationalise
vb
1. (Economics) to return or transfer (an industry, etc) from public to private ownership
2. (Sociology) to deprive (an individual, people, institution, etc) of national character or nationality
deˌnationaliˈzation, deˌnationaliˈsation n
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de•na•tion•al•ize
(diˈnæʃ ə nlˌaɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to remove from government ownership or control.
2. to deprive of national status or characteristics.
[1800–10]
de•na`tion•al•i•za′tion, n.
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denationalize
Past participle: denationalized
Gerund: denationalizing
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| denationalize |
| Present |
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| I denationalize |
| you denationalize |
| he/she/it denationalizes |
| we denationalize |
| you denationalize |
| they denationalize |
| Preterite |
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| I denationalized |
| you denationalized |
| he/she/it denationalized |
| we denationalized |
| you denationalized |
| they denationalized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am denationalizing |
| you are denationalizing |
| he/she/it is denationalizing |
| we are denationalizing |
| you are denationalizing |
| they are denationalizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have denationalized |
| you have denationalized |
| he/she/it has denationalized |
| we have denationalized |
| you have denationalized |
| they have denationalized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was denationalizing |
| you were denationalizing |
| he/she/it was denationalizing |
| we were denationalizing |
| you were denationalizing |
| they were denationalizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had denationalized |
| you had denationalized |
| he/she/it had denationalized |
| we had denationalized |
| you had denationalized |
| they had denationalized |
| Future |
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| I will denationalize |
| you will denationalize |
| he/she/it will denationalize |
| we will denationalize |
| you will denationalize |
| they will denationalize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have denationalized |
| you will have denationalized |
| he/she/it will have denationalized |
| we will have denationalized |
| you will have denationalized |
| they will have denationalized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be denationalizing |
| you will be denationalizing |
| he/she/it will be denationalizing |
| we will be denationalizing |
| you will be denationalizing |
| they will be denationalizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been denationalizing |
| you have been denationalizing |
| he/she/it has been denationalizing |
| we have been denationalizing |
| you have been denationalizing |
| they have been denationalizing |
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| I will have been denationalizing |
| you will have been denationalizing |
| he/she/it will have been denationalizing |
| we will have been denationalizing |
| you will have been denationalizing |
| they will have been denationalizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been denationalizing |
| you had been denationalizing |
| he/she/it had been denationalizing |
| we had been denationalizing |
| you had been denationalizing |
| they had been denationalizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would denationalize |
| you would denationalize |
| he/she/it would denationalize |
| we would denationalize |
| you would denationalize |
| they would denationalize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have denationalized |
| you would have denationalized |
| he/she/it would have denationalized |
| we would have denationalized |
| you would have denationalized |
| they would have denationalized |
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Verb 1. denationalize - put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
privatise, privatize - change from governmental to private control or ownership; "The oil industry was privatized"
nationalize, nationalise - put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"
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denationalize
[diːˈnæʃənəlaɪz] denationalise (British) vt [+ industry, business] → dénationaliser dengue fever [ˈdɛŋgi] n → dengue fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
denationalize
vt → entstaatlichen
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