nationalize
verb [ T ] (UK usually nationalise) uk/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl.aɪz/ /ˈnæʃ.nəl.aɪz/ us/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl.aɪz/ /ˈnæʃ.nəl.aɪz/
（政府）使国有化，把…收归国有
(of a government) to take control of a business or industry
The Mexican president nationalized the railways in 1939. 墨西哥总统在1939年把铁路收归国有。
Opposites: denationalizeprivatize