Privatize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To change (an industry or business, for example) from governmental or public ownership or control to private enterprise: "The strike ... was called to protest the ... government's plans to break up and privatize the deficit-ridden national railway system” ( Christian Science Monitor).
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  • v. To release government control of (a business or industry) to private industry.
  • v. To make (a variable, etc.) private in scope.
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  • v. change from governmental to private control or ownership
    • Verb Form
    privatized    privatizing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    denationalize    denationalise   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    over-allotment    andgeneral    burdenof    unions'    opportunityto   
     
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