privatize
English
/ˈpɹaɪvətaɪz/
verb
Definitions
- (economics) To release government control of (a business or industry) to private industry.
- (computing) To make (a variable, etc.) private in scope.
Etymology
Suffix from English private.
Origin
English
private
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- deprivatize English
- nonprivate English
- privacy English
- private English
- privateer English
- privately English
- privateness English
- privatise English
- privatism English
- privatizable English
- privatizer English
- reprivatize English
- semiprivate English
- prīvātus Latin
- privatizál Hungarian
- reprivatizál Hungarian
- preifat Welsh