1. to organize or convert (something) into a corporation or corporate structure; to make corporate in character or form
Usage: British English spelling (American English: corporatizes); third-person singular present tense
2. to subject (an institution, service, or activity) to corporate management or profit-driven principles
Usage: often used critically in discussions of public services or education

Examples

• The government corporatises the health service by introducing market-based reforms.
• She argues that the university corporatises education when it prioritizes profit over student welfare.
• The new policy corporatises previously independent local agencies.
• Critics worry that the plan corporatises public utilities.
• The company corporatises its subsidiary divisions to improve efficiency.
• When the state corporatises social services, accountability often becomes unclear.