"reprivatize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: reprivatizes [present, singular, third-person], reprivatizing [participle, present], reprivatized [participle, past], reprivatized [past]
Etymology: From re- + privatize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|privatize}} re- + privatize Head templates: {{en-verb}} reprivatize (third-person singular simple present reprivatizes, present participle reprivatizing, simple past and past participle reprivatized)
  1. To make something private again.
    Sense id: en-reprivatize-en-verb-pjPdUWp5
  2. To make something private again.
    (economics) To privatize a company that was previously nationalized
    Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-reprivatize-en-verb-F5JYIcdX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Topics: economics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: reprivatise Related terms: reprivatization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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