/ˈpraɪvɪtaɪz ||; ˈpraɪvətˌaɪz/(also -ise) verb [T] to sell a business or an industry that was owned by the government to a private company 将公司或企业由国有转为私有；私有化；民营化: The water industry has been privatized. 供水服务已经私营化。 [OPP] nationalize 反义词为nationalize➔privatization(also -isation) /ˌpraɪvɪtaɪˈzeɪʃn ||; ˌpraɪvətəˈzeʃən/ noun [U]