deprivatize

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verb

To strip the privacy from; to make public.

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nationalizeunprivatize
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Meanings

verbdeprivatize (third-person singular simple present deprivatizes, present participle deprivatizing, simple past and past participle deprivatized)

present singular third person deprivatizes · participle present deprivatizing · participle past deprivatized · past deprivatized

  1. transitiveTo strip the privacy from; to make public.

    Synonyms: nationalize, unprivatize

  2. transitivebusinessTo transfer from the private sector to the public sector.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo strip the privacy from; to make public.

Similar
nationalizeunprivatize
Also see
nationalizeunprivateunprivatize

Origin

From de- + privatize.

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APA

deprivatize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprivatize

MLA

“deprivatize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprivatize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deprivatize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprivatize.

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