PRIVATIZE Synonyms

• exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality

• make commercial

• a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief

• change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

• change the nature, purpose, or function of something

• change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief

• exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

• cause to adopt a new or different faith

• score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone

• make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

• exchange a penalty for a less severe one

• change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change

• relax or remove controls of

• lift the regulations on

• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

• free or remove obstruction from

• become free

• deprive of the possession of real estate

• make or mark or treat as individual

• make personal or more personal

• get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices

• change from governmental to private control or ownership