Definition of "nationalise" []

• Describes something that has undergone the process of nationalisation (adjective)
• To bring a private company under the control of a specific government. (verb)
• To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country. (verb)

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• "Since far more Greeks lived outside than within the new state, Greek efforts to solidify the nation culturally and politically, or to 'nationalise' space, co-existed and contradicted the aims of the Greek irredentist project, namely the 'Megale Idea' (Great Idea), to expand the nation's borders and absorb Greece's 'unredeemed' populations."
• "He questioned how much SAA's attempt to "nationalise" the local aviation industry was ultimately going to cost South African taxpayers."
• "Still have to find a price from the broker to 'nationalise' it."