regionalize

American  

[ree-juh-nl-ahyz] / ˈri dʒə nlˌaɪz /

especially British, regionalise

verb (used with or without object)

regionalized, regionalizing

1. to separate into or arrange by regions.

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Other Word Forms

• regionalization noun

Etymology

Origin of regionalize

First recorded in 1920–25; regional + -ize

Example Sentences

“The U.S. has signalled a four- to five-week campaign, Iran is seeking to regionalize the conflict and the crucial Strait of Hormuz chokepoint is effectively shut,” Tradu.com’s Nikos Tzabouras says in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

“Let’s throw three more Daytons in, regionalize it up and play it out, let some more kids get in there,” Brey said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

By further concentrating power in the South, it will further regionalize a sport that hasn’t felt truly national since USC was building a mini-dynasty in the mid-aughts.

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2021

They’re going to regionalize the officials and do everything they can to keep them from traveling on airplanes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2020

Apart from Arizona, he said Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington State were also starting to regionalize cardiac arrest care.

From Reuters • Aug. 27, 2010