globalize

verb

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glob·al·ize | \ ˈglō-bə-ˌlīz

globalized; globalizing

Definition of globalize

transitive verb

: to make global especially : to make worldwide in scope or application globalize a company's operations

Examples of globalize in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web Clearly, the push to globalize the rollout of a lifesaving vaccine is moving into unfamiliar and perhaps uncharted territory. — Carolyn Barber, Fortune, "Free food? Free weed? Cash? What would it take for you to get the COVID vaccine?," 25 Feb. 2021 Andrew founded Economics International, a nonprofit working to globalize access to economic education access for underserved K-12 students. — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, "North County School News, Oct. 1," 1 Oct. 2020 Another factor that makes the current crisis different from the last one is the degree to which big companies have globalized their operations, says Holtzer, the Weil lawyer. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, "Bailouts vs. bankruptcy: Coronavirus lessons from the 2008 financial crisis," 30 Mar. 2020 Much of the world has struggled through the transition of rural-to-urban-to-globalized, but Koreans seem to have done it on fast-forward, all while the threat of destruction from the North has loomed. — Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, "Fish monsters, barking dogs, and roach patties: The films of Bong Joon-ho," 16 Feb. 2020 The Thai tycoons’ bid to globalize is in a league of its own. — Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg, Washington Post, "When the Going Gets Tough, Thailand’s Billions Get Going," 1 Apr. 2019 Combined with the rapidly globalizing economy, PET allowed water sellers to ship their wares much farther, opening up new markets. — Thomas Mulier, Bloomberg.com, "Coke, Pepsi, and Nestle Plan to Profit From Your Tap Water," 1 Nov. 2019 Those effects come, in part, from globalizing and automating previously local, human processes. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, "Technology Sabotaged Public Safety," 10 Oct. 2019 Arabicity, like other cultural identities, is increasingly globalized. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, "In the galleries: L.A. professor finds heavenly inspiration in Harvard Computers," 1 Nov. 2019

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