globalize

[ gloh-buh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, glob·al·ized, glob·al·iz·ing.

1. to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide:

   efforts to globalize the auto industry.

globalize

/ ˈɡləʊbəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. tr to put into effect or spread worldwide

Other Words From

• global·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of globalize¹

First recorded in 1940–45; global + -ize

Example Sentences

Many considered this team, with the best collection of talent the NBA could offer, a second Dream Team, following the legendary 1992 team that helped globalize the game.

From Los Angeles Times

Controversial chants like “globalize the intifada” and “From the river to the sea,” which have ambiguous connotations — to some, simply a call for Palestinian resistance, but to others a call for genocide against Jews — have become rallying cries at numerous demonstrations.

From Salon

Protesters who shout “From the river to the sea" or "globalize the intifada,” or who hold Israel “entirely responsible” for Hamas’ violence, may be historically uninformed or politically immature.

From Salon

Protesters who shout “From the river to the sea" or "globalize the intifada” may be historically uninformed or politically immature.

From Salon

And so, writing in the New York Daily News last November, an official at the American Jewish Committee declared that a “virus of antisemitism has spread to the U.S., where college campuses and city streets have been taken over by anti-Israel protesters raging, ‘From the river to the sea!’ — a call for the mass murder of Israelis, and ‘Globalize the Intifada!’ — an appeal to kill Jews worldwide.”

From Salon