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municipalize, v.|mjuːˈnɪsɪpəlaɪz|
[f. municipal a. + -ize.]
trans. To bring under municipal ownership or control; to endow (a city, etc.) with municipal institutions.
1880W. M. Torrens in 19th Cent. Nov. 770 A measure for municipalising London. 1893E. S. L. Buckland in Westm. Rev. Feb. 127 Now, when men are so anxious to municipalise our institutions. 1903L. Darwin Municipal Trade 3 The different kinds of enterprises which have..been extensively municipalised. 1955Times 1 June 7/2 The first action of the revolutionaries was to abolish, without compensation, all private ownership of land; a little later most urban dwellings were ‘municipalized’. 1973Times 25 Sept. 17/2 The programme of municipalization includes the building societies... It also includes the expensive commitment to municipalize rented housing. |