From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdenationalizede‧na‧tion‧al‧ize (also denationalise British English) /diːˈnæʃənəlaɪz/ verb [transitive] BBBPPPto sell a business or industry that is owned by the state, so that it is then owned privately SYN privatize OPP nationalize —denationalization /diːˌnæʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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denationalize• There was little or no attempt to denationalize the giant state monopolies thereafter.From Longman Business Dictionarydenationalizede‧na‧tion‧al‧ize /diːˈnæʃənəlaɪz/ (also denationalise British English) verb [transitive] to sell a business or industry that is owned by the state, so that it is owned privatelySYNPRIVATIZEThere was no attempt to denationalize the giant state monopolies.denationalized companies —denationalization (also denationalisation British English) noun [uncountable]the denationalization of British Rail→ See Verb table 