Antonyms of verb nationalize

1 of 2 senses of nationalize

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

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

2 senses of nationalize

Sense 1
nationalize, nationalise -- (put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks")
       => 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")

Sense 2
nationalize, nationalise -- (make national in character or scope; "His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press")
       => 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")