Verb: corporatize 'kor-p(u-)ru,tIz
- Convert to an independent company
"The government decided to corporatize the postal service to improve its efficiency";
- corporatise [Brit]
- Adopt practices of a corporation, esp. to become more profit-oriented, bureaucratic and uncaring
"Critics argued that corporatizing the university would prioritize profits over education";
- corporatise [Brit]
Derived forms: corporatized, corporatizes, corporatizing
Encyclopedia: Corporatize