denationalize

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Even al-Qaeda commander Anwar al-Awlaki was still a U.S. citizen when he was killed by a U.S. drone in 2011, despite attempts by members of Congress to denationalize him.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2019

The second innovation is to denationalize the armed force projecting the corporation’s power.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2017

He launched campaigns to denationalize steel and to increase electric power, cut 200,000 functionless functionaries from the government payroll.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Prime Minister got a rousing cheer when he told the rebels of the government's plans "to denationalize road haulage at the earliest possible moment."

From Time Magazine Archive

It may be that the Continental society ridicules and detests us, as we walk domineering over Europe; but, after all, which of us would denationalize himself? who wouldn't be an Englishman?

From The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by Thackeray, William Makepeace