Skip to content
APG.American
Pronunciation Guide
HOW TO PRONOUNCE

nationalize

/ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz/

Press play to hear how to pronounce nationalize.

American Pronunciation Guide · 1:03
Watch on YouTube ↗

What does nationalize mean?

verb

  1. To bring a private company, or an industry comprising such companies, under the control of a specific government.
  2. To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
  3. To change from having local and regional variation to being national in character and scope.
More meanings (2)

verb

  1. (rare) To make into, or to become, a nation.
  2. (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.
Wiktionary contributors

Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0

IPA pronunciation

/ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈnæʃnəˌlaɪz/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗

Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.

In the pages of books

No suitable book passage is available for this word yet.