privatize /ˈpraɪvɪˌtaɪz/ star3 (privatizing,privatized,privatizes)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If a company, industry, or service that is owned by the state is privatized, the government sells it and makes it a private company. 使私有化 [商业]

  例：

  Many state-owned companies were privatized.

  许多国有公司被私有化了。

• 2.  

  N-VAR（有变体名词） privatization 私有化

  例：

  ...the privatization of government services.

  …政府服务事业的私有化。