English verb: privatise | |||
| 1. | privatise (change) change from governmental to private control or ownership | ||
| Samples | The oil industry was privatized. | ||
| Synonyms | privatize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | denationalise, denationalize | ||
| Domain category | business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise, industry, manufacture | ||