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|ti|za´tion — 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… … Useful english dictionary
pri|or|i|tize — «pry R uh tyz, OR», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. to arrange in order of importance: »The persons attending the Quarterly Parish meeting Wednesday night all prioritized these goals (Elizabeth Kent) … Useful english dictionary
tize — ac·cli·ma·tize; ac·e·tize; achro·ma·tize; am·or·tize; am·or·tize·ment; am·phib·o·li·tize; an·a·bap·tize; an·a·gram·ma·tize; anath·e·ma·tize; ane·ma·tize; anes·the·tize; aph·e·tize; apos·ta·tize; aq·uo·tize; ar·gu·men·tize; aro·ma·tize;… … English syllables
pri·or·i·tize — … Useful english dictionary
privatize — pri•va•tize [[t]ˈpraɪ vəˌtaɪz[/t]] v. t. tized, tiz•ing 1) cvb to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise 2) cvb to make private • Etymology: 1945–50 pri va•ti•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
privatize — pri|va|tize [ praıvə,taız ] verb transitive to sell a business or industry that was owned and managed by the government so that it becomes a private business: There are plans to privatize the postal service … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
privatize — pri·va·tize / prī və ˌtīz/ vt tized, tiz·ing: to make private; esp: to change (as a business or industry) from public to private control or ownership pri·va·ti·za·tion /ˌprī və tə zā shən, ˌtī / n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
prioritize — pri|or|i|tize [ praı ɔrə,taız ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to decide in what order you should do things, based on how important or urgent they are: We need to learn to prioritize. The committee has to prioritize the school s needs. 2. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prioritize — pri•or•i•tize [[t]praɪˈɔr ɪˌtaɪz, ˈɒr [/t]] v. tized, tiz•ing 1) cvb to arrange or do in order of priority 2) cvb to give a high priority to 3) cvb to organize material according to its priority • Etymology: 1965–70 pri•or i•ti•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
prioritize — pri|o|ri|tize also prioritise BrE [praıˈɔrıtaız US ˈo:r ] v [T] 1.) to put several things, problems etc in order of importance, so that you can deal with the most important ones first ▪ You need to prioritize your tasks. 2.) to deal with one… … Dictionary of contemporary English
