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English verb: nationalize

1. nationalize (change) put under state control or ownership


SamplesMitterand nationalized the banks.


Synonymsnationalise


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)alter, change, modify


Narrower (hyponym)communise, communize


Antonymsdenationalise, denationalize

2. nationalize (change) make national in character or scope


SamplesHis heroic deeds were nationalized by the press.


Synonymsnationalise


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)alter, change, modify









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