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Verb privatize has 1 sense
  1. privatize, privatise - change from governmental to private control or ownership; "The oil industry was privatized"
    --1 is one way to denationalize, denationalise
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something

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Verb: privatize

To transfer ownership or control of a company or industry from the public sector to private individuals or organizations.

The government decided to privatize the national airline company.

Noun: privatization

The process or action of privatizing.

Many people debated the benefits and drawbacks of privatization in the healthcare sector.

Adjective: privatized

Referring to something that has been transferred from public to private ownership or control.

After the privatized railway system was implemented, efficiency improved significantly.

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