Definition of PRIVATIZE

privatize

Meanings

Verb

  • change from governmental to private control or ownership
    • "The oil industry was privatized"
  • To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
  • To render (a variable, etc.) private in scope.
  • To render a thought or an idea, private in scope.

Origin / Etymology

From private + -ize.

Scrabble Score: 23

privatize is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
privatize is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
privatize is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

privatize is a valid Words With Friends word