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Vinony

privatize

verb

  1. change from government to private hands
  2. to make something private
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪvətaɪz/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English private Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English privatize From private + -ize.

  1. To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
  2. To render (a variable, etc.) private in scope.

    “If the compiler allocates a privatized variable to a register, it must examine whether the variable is live after the termination of the while-loop.”

  3. To render a thought or an idea, private in scope.

    “The neoliberal, privatizing version of health in which everyone is responsible for themselves, despite disparities in resources.”