regionalize

verb

re·​gion·​al·​ize ˈrēj-nə-ˌlīz 

ˈrē-jə-nə-ˌlīz

regionalized; regionalizing

transitive verb

: to divide into regions or administrative districts : arrange regionally

regionalization

ˌrēj-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌrē-jə-nə-lə-

noun

Examples of regionalize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ayer and Shirley regionalized their school systems in 2010 and turned the 1960s high school into a state-of-the-art building. —Susan Moeller, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023

The thinking is that if the Chapter 11 trustee rejects some or all of the MLB contracts, Major League Baseball teams could walk away and offer streaming through the Extra Innings channel and MLB.TV app, while regionalizing the MLB Network. —Derek Baine, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023

The rules are fairly accommodating, in order for the events to field more teams in a sport that is highly regionalized. —David Waldstein, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023

And overall … Asia and Europe have integrated, and have regionalized much more than North America. —Alfredo Corchado, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for regionalize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize