privatize verb
also British privatise /ˈpraɪvəˌtaɪz/ privatizes; privatized; privatizing
also British privatise /ˈpraɪvəˌtaɪz/ privatizes; privatized; privatizing
Learner's definition of PRIVATIZE
[+ object]
: to remove (something) from government control and place it in private control or ownership使私有化;使私营化 — opposite nationalize — privatization
also British privatisation /ˌpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌpraɪvəˌtaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]