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globalize

American

[gloh-buh-lahyz] / ˈgloʊ bəˌlaɪz /

especially British, globalise

verb (used with object)

to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide.

efforts to globalize the auto industry.

globalize British

/ ˈɡləʊbəˌlaɪz /

verb

(tr) to put into effect or spread worldwide

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globalization

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Etymology

Origin of globalize

First recorded in 1940–45; global + -ize

Vocabulary lists containing globalize

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ize

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For the NFL, the blowback was a calculated risk as the league makes a push to globalize its fan base.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

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

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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