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governmentalize

governmentalize verb: to bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.

Verb

governmentalize (third-person singular simple present governmentalizes, present participle governmentalizing, simple past and past participle governmentalized)

  1. (US, transitive) To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.

Antonyms of governmentalize

Forms of governmentalize

third-person singular presentgovernmentalizes
present participlegovernmentalizing
past participlegovernmentalized
pastgovernmentalized

Origin of governmentalize

From governmental + -ize.

Questions about governmentalize

What does governmentalize mean?
Governmentalize means to bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.
What part of speech is governmentalize?
Governmentalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of governmentalize?
The past tense of governmentalize is governmentalized.

Words near governmentalize in the dictionary

  1. governmentalists
  2. governmentalities
  3. governmentality
  4. governmentalization
  5. governmentalizations
  6. governmentalize
  7. governmentalized
  8. governmentalizes
  9. governmentalizing
  10. governmentally
  11. governmentese

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