internationalize

Use Internationalize in a sentence

in·ter·na·tion·al·ize

[in-ter-nash-uh-nl-ahyz] verb, in·ter·na·tion·al·ized, in·ter·na·tion·al·iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make international, as in scope or character: a local conflict that was internationalized into a major war.
2.
to place or bring under international control.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become international: The automobile company must internationalize in order to meet the competition.
Also, especially British, in·ter·na·tion·al·ise.


Origin:
1860–65; international + -ize

in·ter·na·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun
de·in·ter·na·tion·al·ize, verb (used with object), de·in·ter·na·tion·al·ized, de·in·ter·na·tion·al·iz·ing.
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internationalize or internationalise (ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to make international
2.  to put under international control
 
internationalise or internationalise
 
vb
 
internationali'zation or internationalise
 
n
 
internationali'sation or internationalise
 
n

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Example sentences
Plans to internationalize the airline industry run into flak.
The university is at the vanguard of a national push to internationalize.
Humane learning should infuse three items into all career training--it should
  internationalize, moralize, and historicize.
As the worldwide audience beckons, farflung musicians have to decide whether
  and how much to modernize and internationalize.
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