privatize

动词 privatize:

1. change from governmental to private control or ownership
   同义词：privatise

1. Privatize the national parks? They'd never dare, would they?
   把国家公园私营化? 他们绝对不敢，对吗?

pri.va.tize

v.tr.（及物动词）
pri.va.tized,pri.va.tiz.ing,pri.va.tiz.es 【用法疑难】
To change (an industry or a business, for example) from governmental or public ownership or control to private enterprise:
私有化：改变（如工业或商业机构）性质使其由公营或公有变为私营或私有企业：
例句：
.The strike . . . was called to protest the . . . government`s plans to break up and privatize the deficit-ridden national railway system.(Christian Science Monitor)See Usage Note at -ize
.号召罢工…是为了抗议…政府解散受赤字苦的国家铁路系统而将其私有化的计划.(基督教科学箴言报)参见 -ize

【引伸】
pri.vatiza.tion