nationalize
UK/'næʃnəlaɪz/US/'næʃәnәlaiz/
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Definitions
v.
To bring an industry or company under state ownership.
使国有化，收归国有。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednationalborn, birth
+
-izeact, process, state
=nationalize
national + -ize (to make) = "to make national," i.e., put into the hands of the nation/state. Opposite of privatize.
Common Collocations
- 1.nationalize an industry将产业国有化
- 2.nationalize the banks将银行国有化
- 3.nationalize the railways将铁路国有化
Example Sentences
- 1.
The government threatened to nationalize the railways.
- 2.
Several banks were nationalized during the crisis.