corporatize

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɔːpərətaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôr′pər ə tīz′, -prə tīz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cor•po•ra•tize  (kôr′pər ə tīz′, -prə tīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing. 
  1. Businessto develop into big business;
    bring under the control of a corporation:to corporatize baseball.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] cor′po•ra•tise′. 
  • corporate + -ize
cor′po•ra•ti•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
corporatize, corporatise /ˈkɔːpərətaɪz; -prə-/ vb
  1. (transitive) to convert (a government-controlled industry or enterprise) into an independent company
  2. (intransitive) to be influenced by or take on the features of a large commercial business, esp in being bureaucratic and uncaring

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