Antonyms of verb denationalize

1 sense of denationalize

Sense 1
denationalize, denationalise -- (put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized")
       Antonym of nationalize (Sense 1)
      => nationalize, nationalise -- (put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb denationalize

1 sense of denationalize

Sense 1
denationalize, denationalise -- (put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")