denationalize

/diːˈnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪz/

denationalize means to transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

denationalize is pronounced /diːˈnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪz/.

Etymology

From French dénationaliser, equivalent to de- + nationalize.

verb

To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation.“Doubtless, in thus denationalizing the Tahitians, as it were, the missionaries were prompted by a sincere desire for good; […]”