English verb: denationalize | |||
1. | denationalize (change) put under private control or ownership | ||
Samples | The steel industry was denationalized. | ||
Synonyms | denationalise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | privatise, privatize | ||
Antonyms | nationalize, nationalise | ||