nationalize

[nash-uh-nl-ahyz, nash-nuh-lahyz] / ˈnæʃ ə nlˌaɪz, ˈnæʃ nəˌlaɪz /

VERB

socialize

Synonyms

STRONG

associate club communalize consort entertain fraternize hobnob join league mingle mix

WEAK

chum with get about get around get-together go out hang around with hang out keep company make advances make the rounds pal around run with tie up with

Antonyms

STRONG

disagree disassociate disconnect disjoin dissociate divide separate sever

Example Sentences

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Then, in 1976, Venezuela lowered the boom, nationalizing its oil industry.

From Barron's

Miller, a fluent Spanish speaker, was Halliburton’s head of business development in Venezuela when Hugo Chávez was elected president and began to nationalize the country’s energy industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

The most enthusiastic attendee was Mark Nelson, the vice chairman of Chevron, the only U.S. oil company to remain in Venezuela after the country nationalized the oil industry in 1976.

From Los Angeles Times

Venezuela nationalized the companies’ positions, not through confrontation, as in some other countries, but by a process of tough negotiation.

From The Wall Street Journal