denationalise

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A form of denationalize — To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.

Similar
denationalize
Opposite
nationalise
OriginFrench dénationaliser →
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Meanings

verbdenationalise (third-person singular simple present denationalises, present participle denationalising, simple past and past participle denationalised)

present singular third person denationalises · participle present denationalising · participle past denationalised · past denationalised

  1. alternativenon-Oxford British EnglishAlternative spelling of denationalize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbput under private control or ownership

Similar
denationalize
Opposite
nationalise
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
denationalize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchdénationaliser
  2. Englishdenationalise

From French dénationaliser, equivalent to de- + nationalise.

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APA

denationalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denationalise

MLA

“denationalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denationalise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denationalise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denationalise.

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