denationalize
UK/diː'næʃ(ə)n(ə)laɪz/US/di:'næʃnәlaiz/
A2
Definitions
v.
To transfer an industry from state to private ownership; to privatize.
使非国有化，使私有化。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedde-down, away, reversal
+
nationalizeborn, birth
=denationalize
de- (reversal) + nationalize = "to undo nationalizing," i.e., return to private hands. A near-synonym of privatize.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The new government promised to denationalize the airlines.