internationalize
verb
in·ter·na·tion·al·ize
ˌin-tər-ˈna-sh(ə-)nə-ˌlīz 
internationalized; internationalizing; internationalizes
: to make international
also
: to place under international control
a proposal to internationalize the city
Examples of internationalize in a Sentence
a business that has begun to internationalize
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Demographic and other societal changes will shrink China’s labor force, and that will build pressure to continue upgrading its production activity and incentivizing its enterprises to internationalize.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024
Meanwhile, the party has sought to internationalize the Chinese higher education system by recruiting foreign students and scholars.
—Maria Repnikova, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Such a great organizer, intellect, shoulder-rubber and visionary — the first to internationalize the sport, creating a connection with Mexico.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
The Hong Kong-Europe-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme being launched this week in Berlin is intended as a major component of an exercise in rehabilitating and internationalizing the Hong Kong film industry.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024
Meanwhile, the party has sought to internationalize the Chinese higher education system by recruiting foreign students and scholars.
—Maria Repnikova, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Such a great organizer, intellect, shoulder-rubber and visionary — the first to internationalize the sport, creating a connection with Mexico.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
The Hong Kong-Europe-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme being launched this week in Berlin is intended as a major component of an exercise in rehabilitating and internationalizing the Hong Kong film industry.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Internationalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internationalize. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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internationalize
verb
in·ter·na·tion·al·ize
-ˈnash-nəl-ˌīz
-ən-ᵊl-
: to make international
internationalized the airport
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