denationalize

[ dee-nash-uh-nl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·na·tion·al·ized, de·na·tion·al·iz·ing.

1. to remove (an industry or the like) from government ownership or control.
2. to deprive of national status, attachments, or characteristics.

denationalize

/ diːˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to return or transfer (an industry, etc) from public to private ownership
2. to deprive (an individual, people, institution, etc) of national character or nationality

Derived Forms

• deˌnationaliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• de·nation·al·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of denationalize¹

First recorded in 1800–10; de- + nationalize

Example Sentences

Effectively, it denationalized the issue by letting states go their separate ways.

From Washington Post

When the Republic of Latvia became independent after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, property was denationalized and Latvians reclaimed it.

From New York Times

This is in part a response to the experience of World War II, when Jewish citizens were classified, denationalized and, in many cases, deported to Nazi concentration camps.

From Washington Post

Today, Muslims are the ones denationalized, in some of our laws and in our public perception of Muslims’ rights.

From Seattle Times

Thus the appeal of a cosmopolitan, denationalized political ethos that reified the individual over the group.

From Washington Post