Definitions
1.verbTo make into, or to become, a nation.
2.verbTo bring a private company under the control of a specific government."The government plans to nationalize the energy industry."
3.verbTo bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
4.verbTo make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.