English verb: nationalize | |||
1. | nationalize (change) put under state control or ownership | ||
Samples | Mitterand nationalized the banks. | ||
Synonyms | nationalise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | communise, communize | ||
Antonyms | denationalise, denationalize | ||
2. | nationalize (change) make national in character or scope | ||
Samples | His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press. | ||
Synonyms | nationalise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||