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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Municipalize

· Mu·nic·i·pal·ize · IPA
01 v. t. To bring under municipal oversight or control; as, a municipalized industry.
  1. 1.
    To bring under municipal oversight or control; as, a municipalized industry.
    “London people are now determined to centralize and to municipalize such services.” — The Century.