governmentalize

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verb

To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.

Opposite
privatize
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Meanings

verbgovernmentalize (third-person singular simple present governmentalizes, present participle governmentalizing, simple past and past participle governmentalized)

present singular third person governmentalizes · participle present governmentalizing · participle past governmentalized · past governmentalized

  1. UStransitiveTo bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
privatize

Origin

From governmental + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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