nationalize
na‧tion‧al‧ize BrE AmE (also nationalise British English) /ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: ↑nation, ↑national, ↑multinational, ↑nationalism, ↑nationalist, ↑nationality, ↑nationalization, ↑nationhood, ↑international, ↑internationalism, ↑internationalist, ↑internationalization; adjective: ↑national, ↑international, ↑multinational, ↑nationalist, ↑nationalistic, nationalized, ↑internationalist; verb: ↑nationalize, ↑internationalize; adverb: ↑nationally, ↑internationally]
if a government nationalizes a very large industry such as water, gas, or the railways, it buys it or takes control of it ⇨ privatize:
The British government nationalized the railways in 1948.
a nationalised industry
—nationalization /ˌnæʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -nələ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
nationalizehu| ◎ | ['næ∫nəlaiz] | | | Cách viết khác: | | | nationalise | | ◎ | ['næ∫nəlaiz] | | ※ | ngoại động từ | | | ■ | quốc gia hoá | | | ■ | quốc hữu hoá | | | ■ | cho nhập quốc tịch |
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