Definitions for denationalize

denationalize de·na·tion·al·ize

Spelling: [dee-nash-uh-nl-ahyz]
IPA: /diˈnæʃ ə nlˌaɪz/

Denationalize is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 26 points.

You can make 890 anagrams from letters in denationalize (aadeeiilnnotz).

Definitions for denationalize

verb (used with object)

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

Origin of denationalize

First recorded in 1800-10; de- + nationalize

Examples for denationalize

The Genoese had striven long and hard to denationalize the Corsican people by the introduction of foreign and hostile elements.

His efforts to dazzle German princes and denationalize two of her leading thinkers were partly successful.

He could not assent to the principle, that Congress had a right to denationalize the public funds.

There is in every country a class who are prone to denationalize themselves; at this day, they generally ape the Frenchman.

Alliance with the anti-slavery North would deprive a party of support South and denationalize it.

Word Value for denationalize
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Words with friends

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