Definition of "nationalize" []

• To convert from private to governmental ownership and control: nationalize the steel industry. (verb-transitive)
• To make national in character, scope, or notoriety: "His high profile on such issues as abortion . . . has already begun to nationalize his image” ( Kenneth L. Woodward). (verb-transitive)
• To render distinctively national: characteristics and issues that have tended to nationalize American political life. (verb-transitive)

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• "And the push to nationalize is just another left-wing handout/wish."
• "Is there some special reason it cannot come into México without being "nationalize"?"
• "He thought I could "nationalize" it since it was over 10 years in MX (turns out to be a gringo myth), but it cannot be nationalized (VIN # doesn't fall into the correct category)."