nationalize C2+ Topic:Business & Commerce US /ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz/ UK /ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to transfer an industry or asset from private to state ownership The government voted to nationalize the failing railway network. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to transfer an industry or... socializecommunalizeexpropriatecollectivizemunicipalize ↔ Opposites privatizedenationalize Word family Derived forms nationalizationnationalized Related forms nationnationalnationalism Etymology AI details From national (from Latin nationalis, from natio, 'nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus the verb-forming suffix -ize. natio Latin nasci Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Business & Commerce Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nationalize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to transfer an industry or asset from private to state ownership ## Examples - The government voted to nationalize the failing railway network. ## Synonyms - socialize - communalize - expropriate - collectivize - municipalize ## Antonyms - privatize - denationalize ## Derived Forms - nationalization - nationalized ## Related Forms - nation - national - nationalism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: natio - Root: nasci ## Etymology From national (from Latin nationalis, from natio, 'nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus the verb-forming suffix -ize. ## AI Etymology Nationalize comes from national (from Latin nationalis, from natio, 'nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus the verb-forming suffix -ize. The etymological trail includes Latin natio, Latin nasci. The same word family includes nationalization, nationalized, nation, national, nationalism. Its current verb use means "to transfer an industry or asset from private to state ownership". ## Topics - Business & Commerce - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown