nationalize
nationalise, v [Tn]
1 transfer (sth) from private to public ownership 将(某物)归为公有; 公有化
nationalize the railways, the coal-mines, the steel industry, etc 把铁路、 煤矿、 钢铁工业等归为公有
a nationalized industry 公有化的工业. Cf 参看 denationalize, privatize.
2 make (sb) a national 使(某人)归化为一国的公民
nationalized Poles and Greeks in the USA 已成为美国公民的波兰人和希腊人.