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globalize

[ gloh-buh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, glob·al·ized, glob·al·iz·ing.
  1. to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide:

    efforts to globalize the auto industry.



globalize

/ ˈɡləʊbəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to put into effect or spread worldwide


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Other Words From

  • global·i·zation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of globalize1

First recorded in 1940–45; global + -ize

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Example Sentences

Cryptocurrency is well positioned to serve a crucial financial and transactional role as a globalized internet grows to include more of our lives.

Globalize the game—we have not done a good job of globalizing our game, and we need to do that.

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As the film industry becomes increasingly globalized, with streaming services making films in every language more accessible and movies like Parasite scooping up top awards, it’s no wonder no one can land on what to call these categories.

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Such manufacturing needs to become globalized so that low- and middle-income countries become self-sufficient in producing their own health tools.

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This week, yet another state legislator denounced the UN's "Agenda 21" as a sinister plot to globalize America.

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