privatiseren

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German privatisieren. The sense “to privatise” is likely a semantic loan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpri.vaː.tiˈzeː.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: pri‧va‧ti‧se‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

privatiseren

1. (transitive) to privatise (UK, Australia), privatize (North America)
2. (intransitive, obsolete) to live as a private civilian (not holding office or serving in the military), often without an occupation [from early 19th c.]

Inflection

Conjugation of privatiseren (weak)
infinitive	privatiseren
past singular	privatiseerde
past participle	geprivatiseerd
infinitive	privatiseren
gerund	privatiseren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	privatiseer	privatiseerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	privatiseert, privatiseer2	privatiseerde
2nd person sing. (u)	privatiseert	privatiseerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	privatiseert	privatiseerde
3rd person singular	privatiseert	privatiseerde
plural	privatiseren	privatiseerden
subjunctive sing.1	privatisere	privatiseerde
subjunctive plur.1	privatiseren	privatiseerden
imperative sing.	privatiseer
imperative plur.1	privatiseert
participles	privatiserend	geprivatiseerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• privatisering