globalize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has globalizedperfect 3rd person singular
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have globalizedperfect
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have been globalizingperfect progressive
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are globalizingprogressive
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is globalizingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been globalizingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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globalizessingular 3rd person
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globalizingparticiple
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am globalizingprogressive 1st person singular
Past
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had globalizedperfect
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was globalizingprogressive singular
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had been globalizingperfect progressive
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globalizedsimple
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globalizedparticiple
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were globalizingprogressive plural
Future
Etymology
Origin of globalize
Vocabulary lists containing globalize
Example Sentences
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The U.S. didn’t globalize primarily by exporting products.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
Driving the shift, in part, is a push among investors and shareholder groups to globalize corporate standards in managing risks to a company’s reputation or financial performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 5, 2025
Many considered this team, with the best collection of talent the NBA could offer, a second Dream Team, following the legendary 1992 team that helped globalize the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024
It later mentions the new entity’s plan to create financial returns, “including through targeted mergers and acquisitions to globalize the sport.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023
The first show in the United States in decades devoted to postwar Indian painting continues a welcome, belated effort in Western museums to globalize art history after 1945.
From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2018
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