Definition of Privatize

1. Verb. Change from governmental to private control or ownership. "The oil industry was privatized"

Exact synonyms: Privatise
Category relationships: Industry, Manufacture, Business, Business Enterprise, Commercial Enterprise
Generic synonyms: Denationalise, Denationalize
Derivative terms: Privatisation, Privatization

Definition of Privatize

1. Verb. To release government control of a business or industry to private industry. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Privatize

1. [v -TIZED, -TIZING, -TIZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Privatize

privatising
privatism
privatisms
privatissimum
privatissimums
privatist
privatists
privative
privative a
privative as
privatively
privativeness
privatives
privatization
privatizations
privatize (current term)
privatized
privatizer
privatizers
privatizes
privatizing
prived
priveledge
prively
privet
privet andromeda
privet hedge
privets
privier
privies

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