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municipalize

[ myoo-nis-uh-puh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, mu·nic·i·pal·ized, mu·nic·i·pal·iz·ing.
  1. to make a municipality of.
  2. to bring under municipal ownership or control.


municipalize

/ mjuːˈnɪsɪpəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to bring under municipal ownership or control
  2. to make a municipality of
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • muˌnicipaliˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • mu·nici·pal·i·zation noun
  • unmu·nici·pal·ized adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of municipalize1

First recorded in 1875–80; municipal + -ize
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Example Sentences

Public power advocates want the mayor to make a year-long extension while the city considers what it would mean to municipalize the whole energy system.

To municipalize the city’s electricity — or buy up all the infrastructure and move the power business into city hands — is tempting to some.

Unless physicians test themselves and their profession by results, we shall be compelled to "municipalize the medical man."

Municipalize on this scale, I would say, and I am with you altogether.

Will it need to municipalize him in order to protect itself?

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