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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 partnership is the latest in Disney’s effort to further globalize its streaming service.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 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

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

As much as anything, “My Girlfriend’s Wedding” globalizes a quotation attributed to the screenwriter Bob Schneider: Love is when two people who care for each other get confused.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2021

As television globalizes and cable options proliferate, Seinfeld’s cult status has allowed it to make a few new inroads into international markets.

From The Verge Jun. 24, 2015

As television globalizes, we’ve come to recognize the characteristics of the British cop show, the Canadian cop show and the Scandinavian cop show.

From New York Times Oct. 5, 2014

We find great value and opportunity over the long term for this company, as they continue to improve and modernize their fleets, which they, in turn, lease primarily internationally as the world globalizes and grows.

From Forbes Aug. 26, 2014

Instead, shipping taxes show up as increased insurance costs and longer routes, which compound costs across globalized supply chains.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

But in a globalized economy, shopping for 100% American-made goods is virtually impossible.

From MarketWatch Nov. 12, 2025

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

From Salon Nov. 10, 2025

More than a century after its opening, the canal remains an unparalleled triumph of infrastructure and a cornerstone of our globalized economy, in which 80% of trade moves by sea.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

A bachelor’s degree, not a year or two of courses, tends to determine a person’s place in today’s globalized, computerized economy.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

It exists as an economic qualifier and becomes a tool for building up cultural influence in a globalizing medium.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

Mr. Cook delivered the iPhone form factor from scratch by globalizing supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

Computer technology and the rise of the developing world would amplify and accelerate all these trends, turning the United States into a sort of frontal cortex for the globalizing economy.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2022

The United States is the first market where the company is focusing on globalizing supply, Caplan said, but Alibaba has a “very clear approach to other markets.”

From Reuters Jul. 23, 2019

When I said earlier that this era of Globalization 3.0 is about individuals globalizing themselves, that was largely made possible by the Apple and Windows-enabled IBM PCs and their many clones.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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