corporatize

verb cor·po·rat·ize \ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rə-ˌtīz\

cor·po·rat·izedcor·po·rat·izing

Definition of CORPORATIZE

transitive verb

: to subject to corporate ownership or control <afraid that medicine was becoming corporatized>

— cor·po·rat·i·za·tion \ˌkȯr-p(ə-)rə-tə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

1974

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