internationalise

A form of internationalize — To make something international; to involve multiple nations in.

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Meanings

verbinternationalise (third-person singular simple present internationalises, present participle internationalising, simple past and past participle internationalised)

present singular third person internationalises · participle present internationalising · participle past internationalised · past internationalised · alternative internationalize

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of internationalize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbput under international control

verbmake international in character

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishnational
  8. Englishinternational
  9. Englishinternationalise

From international + -ise.

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APA

internationalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internationalise

MLA

“internationalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internationalise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “internationalise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internationalise.

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