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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

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Other Word Forms

  • globalization 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

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Both sides love to hate “globalism” — and, of course, the globalists who globalized it.

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His antipathy to Israel, and his tacit support for “globalizing the intifada,” may send a signal to the New York City Police Department that protecting Jews won’t be a priority for the city.

At the same time, the drive to “globalize the intifada” affects California’s Jewish community directly.

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But has he seen the streets of U.S. cities, from Los Angeles to New York, where pro-Hamas mobs similarly laud globalizing the intifada?

He finds nothing to object to in the project to “globalize the intifada” which implies he wouldn’t be unfavorable to the idea of seeing Jewish civilians targeted anywhere, including in New York.

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