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Nationalize vs Communalize - What's the difference?

nationalize | communalize | see also |

Nationalize is a see also of communalize.


As verbs the difference between nationalize and communalize

is that nationalize is (rare) to make into, or to become, a nation while communalize is to take property into communal ownership.

nationalize

Alternative forms

* nationalise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (rare) To make into, or to become, a nation.
  • * 1910 , History for Ready Reference from the Best Historians , page 316:
  • Probably no Hindu who could make intelligent use of political freedom ever dreams of the present possibility of a nationalized India,
  • To bring a private company under the control of a specific government.
  • To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
  • (archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.
  • Derived terms

    * (l)

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    communalize

    English

    Verb

    (communaliz)
  • To take property into communal ownership
  • See also

    *nationalize *privatize