globalize

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UK/ˈɡləʊ.bə.laɪz/US/ˈɡloʊ.bə.laɪz/Australia/ˈɡləʉ.bə.lɑɪz/

verb

To internationalize to a worldwide or near-worldwide degree.

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globalise
OriginEnglish global ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

verbglobalize (third-person singular simple present globalizes, present participle globalizing, simple past and past participle globalized)

present singular third person globalizes · participle present globalizing · participle past globalized · past globalized · alternative globalise

  1. To make something global in scope, as:
    1. BritishEnglishOxfordUStransitiveTo internationalize to a worldwide or near-worldwide degree.
    2. BritishEnglishOxfordUStransitiveTo generalize to a comprehensive or even exhaustive degree.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake world-wide in scope or application

Similar
globalise
Broader
widenbroadenextend

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishglobe
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishglobal
  5. Englishglobalize

From global + -ize.

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Translations

Arabic عَوْلَمَ
  • عَوْلَمَ (ʕawlama)To make something global in scope
Catalan globalitzar
  • globalitzarTo make something global in scope
Chinese Mandarin 全球化
  • 全球化 (quánqiúhuà)To make something global in scope
Czech globalizovat
  • globalizovatTo make something global in scope
Estonian globaliseeruma, üleilmastuma
  • globaliseerumaTo make something global in scope
  • üleilmastumaTo make something global in scope
Finnish globaalistaa
  • globaalistaaTo make something global in scope
French globaliser
  • globaliserTo make something global in scope
German globalisieren
  • globalisierenTo make something global in scope
Italian globalizzare
  • globalizzareTo make something global in scope
Portuguese globalizar
  • globalizarTo make something global in scope
Romanian globaliza
  • globalizaTo make something global in scope
Spanish globalizar
  • globalizarTo make something global in scope
Turkish küreselleştirmek
  • küreselleştirmekTo make something global in scope
Welsh globaleiddio
  • globaleiddioTo make something global in scope
Cite this entry
APA

globalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globalize

MLA

“globalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “globalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globalize.

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