globalize

especially British, glob·al·ise

[gloh-buh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

globalized, globalizing 

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

Other Word Forms

• globalization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of globalize¹

First recorded in 1940–45; global + -ize

Example Sentences

But Hollywood is already one of the most globalized industries on Earth, and the idea that it suffers from too many foreign films is absurd.

From Los Angeles Times

If they claim, as Jeffries did this weekend, that Mamdani has used the phrase “globalize the intifada” and therefore needs to apologize for it, they are either mistaken or lying.

From Salon

“Is this the direct result of ‘globalizing the intifada’?”

From Los Angeles Times

Some experts have questioned whether, in the long run, the U.S. can recoup the domestic manufacturing base that it gave up in favor of a globalized economy.

From Los Angeles Times

This is nothing radical – people were doing this since the beginning of time – but it takes a greater amount of intentionality in a world of globalized food sourcing.

From Salon