denationalize

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Synonyms: denationalise, renationalize, sensationalize, nationalize, denationalized, renationalise, denationalizes

Antonyms: denationalise, renationalize, sensationalize, nationalize, denationalized, renationalise, denationalizes

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[transfer]] the [[control]] and [[ownership]] of an [[industry]] from [[government]] to [[private]] hands; to [[privatize]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To strip of [[nationhood]]; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a [[nation]].

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