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Verb: privatise  'prI-vu,tIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: privatize)
  1. Change from governmental to private control or ownership
    "The oil industry was privatised";
    - privatize

Derived forms: privatising, privatises, privatised

Type of: denationalise [Brit], denationalize

Encyclopedia: Privatise