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globalize

American  
[gloh-buh-lahyz] / ˈgloʊ bəˌlaɪz /
especially British, globalise

verb (used with object)

globalizes, present (3rd person singular) globalized, past participle, past globalizing present participle
  1. to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide.

    efforts to globalize the auto industry.


globalize British  
/ ˈɡləʊbəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to put into effect or spread worldwide

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of globalize

First recorded in 1940–45; global + -ize

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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

Her enduring and pioneering presence in South Korea’s pop scene helped pave the way for future K-pop groups to globalize with multiethnic lineups.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 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

Ade was one of 283 new international members representing 59 countries who were invited this year to join the academy in a concerted push to further diversify and globalize the nearly 90-year-old institution.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2016

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