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nationalize - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'nationalize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nationalize [ v. t.]
- To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.

Meaning of 'nationalize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nationalize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make national in character or scope
Example in sentence:
  • His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press
Meaning (2):
- put under state control or ownership
Example in sentence:
  • Mitterand nationalized the banks