denationalize
verb/diːˈnæʃ(ə)nəlaɪz/UK
Etymology
From French dénationaliser, equivalent to de- + nationalize.
- borrowed from nationaliser
Definitions
To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands
To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
To strip of nationhood
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; […]
- What does signify, however, is the assumption that evangelical missions introduce or maintain an alien culture and that they denationalize.
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Derived
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA