privatise privatisation • privative · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · privatise · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) change from governmental to private control or ownership. Synonyms: privatize. Example: "The oil industry was privatized." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · privatize · · Synonym 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076