01 v. t. To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of cit…
imp. & p. p.
Nationalized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Nationalizing
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1.
To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.
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2.
To change ownership of (a business, a property) from private ownership to state ownership or control; as, to nationalize the steel industry.