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privatizzare

to privatize

verb pree-vah-teed-DZAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Privatizzare is a regular -are verb coined in the late 20th century from privato (private). It takes avere as its auxiliary. The related noun is privatizzazione (privatization). The opposite is nazionalizzare (to nationalize).

Examples

"Il governo vuole privatizzare le ferrovie."

Natural Translation

The government wants to privatize the railways.

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