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 | ||