to privatize grief.
city prepares to privatize its water system; Chile first privatized the pension system; a privatized version of the state monopoly.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pri|va|tize — «PRY vuh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. 1. to make private: »to privatize grief. 2. to change from government or institutional control to a free market or commercial system: »city prepares to privatize its water system; Chile first… … Useful english dictionary
pri|va|tion — «pry VAY shuhn», noun. 1. a lack of the comforts or of the necessities of life: »Many children were hungry and homeless because of privation during the war. The Parisians had had five months of siege, were reduced to the direst privation, and saw … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
ap·pre·ci·a·tion — /əˌpriːʃiˈeıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [noncount] : a feeling of being grateful for something You ve been so generous, and I d like to show my appreciation by cooking a meal for you. We d like to present you with this gift in appreciation of your hard … Useful english dictionary
pre·cip·i·ta·tion — /prıˌsıpəˈteıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [noncount] : water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, etc. The weather forecast calls for some sort of frozen precipitation tomorrow–either snow or sleet. a 50 percent chance of precipitation 2 [count,… … Useful english dictionary
pre·con·cep·tion — /ˌpriːkənˈsɛpʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] : an idea or opinion that someone has before learning about or experiencing something directly I came to the lecture without any preconceptions. often + about or of He s changing people s preconceptions… … Useful english dictionary
pre·con·di·tion — /ˌpriːkənˈdıʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] : something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen An education is an essential/important/necessary precondition [=prerequisite] for getting a good job. They insist on a… … Useful english dictionary
pre·da·tion — /prıˈdeıʃən/ noun [noncount] technical : the act of killing and eating other animals : the act of preying on other animals predation by lions … Useful english dictionary
pre·des·ti·na·tion — /ˌpriːˌdɛstəˈneıʃən/ noun [noncount] : the belief that everything that will happen has already been decided by God or fate and cannot be changed … Useful english dictionary
pre·dic·tion — /prıˈdıkʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [count] : a statement about what will happen or might happen in the future Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election. Despite predictions that the store would fail, it has done … Useful english dictionary
