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globalize

[ gloh-buh-lahyz ]

/ ˈgloʊ bəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), glob·al·ized, glob·al·iz·ing.

to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide: efforts to globalize the auto industry.

Also especially British, glob·al·ise.

Origin of globalize

First recorded in 1940–45; global + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM globalize

glob·al·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby globalize

global tectonics, global village, global warming, globalism, globalization, globalize, globate, globe, globe amaranth, globe artichoke, globe lightning

Example sentences from the Web for globalized

Neither Smith nor Marx can carry us far into the guts of globalized financial capitalism.

American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years |Jedediah Purdy |December 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Israel and Palestine—it cannot be stressed enough—exist in a globalized, networked, densely populated, urbanized land.

Israelis and Palestinians: Getting Down To Business |Bernard Avishai |June 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In a globalized world, even Jewish identities are trans-ethnic, trans-national, and multi-racial.

Shaul Magid's Post-Ethnic Judaism |Zachary Braiterman |May 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In fact, in this globalized world, we all depend on each other.

How Thatcher's Ideology Threatens To Kill Zionism |Samuel Lebens |April 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

In the struggle for social harmony in a globalized world, the immigrants will have to take the lead.

Amin Maalouf’s Disordered World Is Swansong of Old Middle East |Rayyan Al-Shawaf |December 29, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for globalized

globalize

globalise

/ (ˈɡləʊbəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to put into effect or spread worldwide