<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li><p>(Used with object)</p><ul><li>To bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land: a movement to nationalize the oil industry.</li><li>To make into a nation.</li><li>To naturalize.</li><li>To make national in extent or scope: a magazine article that nationalized a local problem.</li></ul></li><li><p>(Used without object)</p><ul><li>To become nationalized or naturalized: Those who remain in the country must nationalize.</li></ul></li></ul>