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nationalized

nationalized is the simple past and past participle of nationalize.

Meaning of nationalize

Verb

nationalize (third-person singular simple present nationalizes, present participle nationalizing, simple past and past participle nationalized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, rare) To make into, or to become, a nation.
    • Probably no Hindu who could make intelligent use of political freedom ever dreams of the present possibility of a nationalized India, […]1910, History for Ready Reference from the Best Historians, page 316
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US) To bring a private company, or an industry comprising such companies, under the control of a specific government.
    • Near-synonym: socialize
  3. (British, English, Oxford, US) To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
  4. (British, English, Oxford, US) To change from having local and regional variation to being national in character and scope.
  5. (British, English, Oxford, US, archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.

Words formed from nationalized

Questions about nationalized

What is nationalized the simple past and past participle of?
Nationalized is the simple past and past participle of nationalize.

Words near nationalized in the dictionary

  1. nationality sign
  2. nationality signs
  3. nationalization
  4. nationalizations
  5. nationalize
  6. nationalized
  7. nationalizer
  8. nationalizers
  9. nationalizes
  10. nationalizing
  11. nationally

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