internationalize

especially British, in·ter·na·tion·al·ise

[in-ter-nash-uh-nl-ahyz]

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.

verb (used without object)

internationalized, internationalizing 

1. to become international.

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

internationalize

/ ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to make international

2. to put under international control

Other Word Forms

• internationalization noun
• deinternationalize verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of internationalize¹

First recorded in 1860–65; international + -ize

Example Sentences

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

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

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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.

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“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.”

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

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