multilateralize

[ muhl-ti-lat-er-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, mul·ti·lat·er·al·ized, mul·ti·lat·er·al·iz·ing.

1. to open to participation by several nations, organizations, etc.:

   to multilateralize trade agreements.

Other Words From

• multi·later·al·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of multilateralize¹

First recorded in 1945–50; multilateral + -ize

Example Sentences

This approach could multilateralize the nuclear issue and stop a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

From Washington Post

China and Russia, for instance, have pressed to “multilateralize” internet governance, effectively locking out civil society in favor of a state-dominated approach.

From Slate

"So that's why we have got to come back and multilateralize this."

From Reuters

“Whatever scheme the Russians, Chinese and Iranians agree to, it is likely to neutralize the power of U.S. secondary sanctions and ‘multilateralize’ the snapback sanctions mechanism,” says Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

From Washington Post