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denationalise

denationalise is the alternative spelling of denationalize.

Meaning of denationalize

Verb

denationalize (third-person singular simple present denationalizes, present participle denationalizing, simple past and past participle denationalized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation.
    • Doubtless, in thus denationalizing the Tahitians, as it were, the missionaries were prompted by a sincere desire for good; […]1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC

Forms of denationalise

third-person singular presentdenationalises
present participledenationalising
past participledenationalised
pastdenationalised

Origin of denationalise

From French dénationaliser, equivalent to de- + nationalise.

Questions about denationalise

What is denationalise the alternative spelling of?
Denationalise is the alternative spelling of denationalize.

Words near denationalise in the dictionary

  1. denasumab
  2. denat
  3. denat.
  4. denationalisation
  5. denationalisations
  6. denationalise
  7. denationalised
  8. denationalises
  9. denationalising
  10. denationalization
  11. denationalizations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: denationalise (page history and authors); denationalize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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