| nationalize | vt place under state control, memiliknegarakan: to ~ the railways, memiliknegarakan perkhidmatan kereta api. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diminish | vt 1. make less, mengurangkan: the government’s move to nationalize industries has diminished its popularity, langkah kerajaan utk memiliknegarakan industri telah mengurangkan kepopularannya; the long winter ~ed the country’s food supply, musim sejuk yg berpanjangan telah mengurangkan bekalan makanan di negara itu; 2. cause to appear less important, make smaller, mengecilkan: his political rivals were determined to ~ all his economic reforms, pesaing-pesaing politiknya berazam utk mengecilkan semua reformasi ekonominya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |