nationalize

Meaning

Verb

• To make into, or to become, a nation.
• 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.
• To change from having local and regional variation to being national in character and scope.
• 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.

Origin

• From French nationaliser. Surface etymology is national + -ize.