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What does nationalize mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word nationalize? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (rare) To make into, or to become, a nation.
  2. To bring a private company under the control of a specific government.
  3. To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
  4. (archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.
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The soviets should forthwith confiscate landlords' estates without compensation, nationalize all land, and divide it among the peasants.
In 1968 a left-wing military junta seized power, seeking to nationalize US-controlled industries.
The first thing Lenin did after coming to power in 1917 was to nationalize all land and establish agricultural collectives.
When governments decide to nationalize a business, Canadian investors and others who invested in these countries must be fairly compensated.
Above all, they had been roused to anger by a recent decision of the Court to nationalize the railways.
Every time you nationalize and wipe out shareholders, you create a dangerous precedent and scare away private capital for a long time.

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