present participle of private

Obsolete spelling of private

(military) Alternative letter-case form of private

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army. / A doctor working in privately rather than publicly funded health care. / (euphemistic, in the plural) The genitals.

(Internet, transitive) To make something hidden from the public (without deleting it permanently).

plural of privation

simple past tense and past participle of privatize

(historical) A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo.

To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.

(philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.