| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Denationalize.[Websters]
2. To have privatized.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb denationalize.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (denationalize) | 1. Put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized".[Wordnet]. 2. To divest or deprive of national character or rights.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: denationalizing, denationalized, denationalizes, denationalizer, denationalizers, denationalizingly and denationalizedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DENATIONALIZED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1803. (references) |
Specialty Definition: denationalize
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To divest of national character or rights, by transferrence to the service of another nation. A ship built and registered in the United States, is denationalized by being employed in the service of another nation and bearing its flag.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
