deprivatize

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ privatize.

Verb

deprivatize (third-person singular simple present deprivatizes, present participle deprivatizing, simple past and past participle deprivatized)

1. (transitive) To strip the privacy from; to make public.
2. (transitive, business) To transfer from the private sector to the public sector.

Synonyms

• nationalize