worldize

[ wurl-dahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Movies.

, world·ized, world·iz·ing.

1. to treat (a recorded sound) so that it seems to be heard in a location other than where it was recorded, especially the location where the scene involving the sound takes place:

   I want all the dialogue worldized, because too often I can hear that the character in the woods is really talking in a studio somewhere.

Word History and Origins

Origin of worldize¹

First recorded in 1990–95; world ( def ) + -ize ( def )