multilateralize

American  

[muhl-ti-lat-er-uh-lahyz] / ˌmʌl tɪˈlæt ər əˌlaɪz /

especially British, multilateralise

verb (used with object)

multilateralized, multilateralizing

1. to open to participation by several nations, organizations, etc..

   to multilateralize trade agreements.

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Other Word Forms

• multilateralization noun

Etymology

Origin of multilateralize

First recorded in 1945–50; multilateral + -ize

Example Sentences

This approach could multilateralize the nuclear issue and stop a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

From Washington Post

"So that's why we have got to come back and multilateralize this."

From Reuters

“Whatever scheme the Russians, Chinese and Iranians agree to, it is likely to neutralize the power of U.S. secondary sanctions and ‘multilateralize’ the snapback sanctions mechanism,” says Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

From Washington Post