globalize

verb glob·al·ize \ ˈglō-bə-ˌlīz \

Definition of globalize

globalized; globalizing

transitive verb

:to make global; especially :to make worldwide in scope or application

globalize a company's operations

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Examples of globalize in a Sentence

The economy has become globalized.
The company is planning to globalize.

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If anything, however, the situation in Panchkula illustrates how intractable the guru world remains in India’s globalizing social and political circles.

— kyle swenson, Washington Post, "India’s ‘guru of bling’ is convicted of raping two followers. After the verdict, deadly violence breaks out.," 25 Aug. 2017
One was the development of the jpeg, expediting and globalizing the viewing of work, compared to the method of sending physical slides via post.

— kyle brazzel, Vogue, "State of the Art," 11 Aug. 2017
This is only a problem when a service is globalized, built to work for billions of people all at once.

— ian bogost, The Atlantic, "The Nomad Who’s Exploding the Internet Into Pieces," 22 May 2017
In 1993, Parker Pen was purchased by Gillette, which sold it to Newell Rubbermaid, the owner of Sharpie, PaperMate, and other stationery brands; its production was globalized, and its Janesville workforce downsized.

— joshua rothman, The New Yorker, "“Janesville” and the Costs of American Optimism," 19 May 2017
In 2014, the state placed 40th on the New Economy Index, which measures how knowledge-based, innovative and globalized a state's economy is.

— nikita biryukov, NBC News, "Free Community College Bill Heads to Tennessee Governor’s Desk," 12 May 2017
Vladimir Putin's regime in Russia has been a trailblazer in globalizing state propaganda.

— chicagotribune.com, "Analysis: How the state of Russian media becomes the state of international media," 28 Apr. 2017
At the same time, the experiment with globalizing NATO to fight global terror cannot quite be said to have been a success.

— james poulos, Orange County Register, "NATO needs a rebalancing of internal power," 28 Jan. 2017
Palmer, a magnetic and genial golfer, brought sports into the modern mercantile era and helped globalize the game.

— christopher clarey, New York Times, "Sports in 2016: Upsets and the Upsetting," 22 Dec. 2016

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1937

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: to make (something) cover, involve, or affect the entire world
of a business : to begin to operate throughout the world

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