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globalize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡləʉ.bə.lɑɪz/ (Australia)
  • /ˈɡləʊ.bə.laɪz/ (UK)
  • /ˈɡloʊ.bə.laɪz/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English globe Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English global Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English globalize From global + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) to make something global in scope, as: ▸ To internationalize to a worldwide or near-worldwide degree.
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) to make something global in scope, as: ▸ To generalize to a comprehensive or even exhaustive degree.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
globalizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
globalise alternative lexicographic
globalizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
globalized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
globalized Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

globalizer · reglobalize · globalizable · deglobalize · globalization · glocalize

Relateds

globalism · globalist

Translations (16)

gl globalizar (To make something global in scope) · ca globalitzar (To make something global in scope) · et üleilmastuma (To make something global in scope) · cs globalizovat (To make something global in scope) · cy globaleiddio (To make something global in scope) · ro globaliza (To make something global in scope) · fr globaliser (To make something global in scope) · tr küreselleştirmek (To make something global in scope) · it globalizzare (To make something global in scope) · pt globalizar (To make something global in scope) · de globalisieren (To make something global in scope) · es globalizar (To make something global in scope) · fi globaalistaa (To make something global in scope) · cmn 全球化 (To make something global in scope) · et globaliseeruma (To make something global in scope) · ka გლობალიზება (To make something global in scope)