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nacionalizar

to nationalise

verb nah-syoh-nah-lee-SAHR Rare

Also means

to naturalise

Usage Note

Nacionalizar has two distinct senses: to bring a private industry under state ownership (nationalise) and to grant citizenship to a foreigner (to naturalise). Context distinguishes them: nacionalizar una empresa (nationalise a company) vs nacionalizar a un inmigrante (naturalise an immigrant). The related noun is nacionalización.

Examples

"El gobierno decidió nacionalizar la empresa petrolera."

Natural Translation

The government decided to nationalise the oil company.

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