internationalize

American  

[in-ter-nash-uh-nl-ahyz] / ˌɪn tərˈnæʃ ə nlˌaɪz /

especially British, internationalise

verb (used with object)

internationalized, internationalizing

1. to make international, as in scope or character.

   a local conflict that was internationalized into a major war.

2. to place or bring under international control.

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verb (used without object)

internationalized, internationalizing

1. to become international.

   The automobile company must internationalize in order to meet the competition.

internationalize British  

/ ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to make international

2. to put under international control

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Other Word Forms

• deinternationalize verb (used with object)
• internationalization noun

Etymology

Origin of internationalize

First recorded in 1860–65; international + -ize

Example Sentences

The war over, many advocated “internationalizing” atomic weaponry through the United Nations.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There’s a kind of sense of local accountability, and as news becomes nationalized and even internationalized, there’s a loss there.”

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a comprehensiveness to how “We Are Guardians” lays out a big, knotty problem of environment, politics, geography and business — internationalized yet hyper-local — while spotlighting the Indigenous push-back efforts.

From Los Angeles Times

“This dispute, unlike almost any other in the world, has been internationalized from the very beginning,” Sidoti said, “and there is therefore a continuing international responsibility for the resolution of the dispute.”

From Salon

Despite some demographic unevenness, Korean food in general is becoming more internationalized.

From Salon