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deprivatize

verb

Etymology

From de- + privatize.

  1. derived from *per✻
  2. derived from prīvātus
  3. inherited from privat — “individual, exclusive, private”
  4. suffixed as privatize — “private + ize”
  5. prefixed as deprivatize — “de + privatize”

Definitions

  1. To strip the privacy from

    To strip the privacy from; to make public.

  2. To transfer from the private sector to the public sector.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA