internationalize en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English international 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 internationalize From international + -ize.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To make something international; to involve multiple nations in.
I must say there is something to be said, don't you agree darling, and I rather hope they'll internationalize the cosmic wireless and save us from some of this defatigating news.
1947, Alan Patrick Herbert, Topsy Turvy, page 66:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| internationalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| internationalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| internationalise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| internationalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| internationalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
localize · regionalize · de-internationalize
Translations (23)
yue 國際化 /国际化 (to make something international) · ja 国際化 (to make something international) · de internationalisieren (to make something international) · ca internacionalitzar (to make something international) · rsk интернационализовац (to make something international) · vi quốc tế hoá (to make something international) · cmn 國際化 /国际化 (to make something international) · ka ინტერნაციონალიზაციის მოხდენა (to make something international) · es internacionalizar (to make something international) · ka გაინტერანციონალურება (to make something international) · el διεθνοποιώ (to make something international) · io internacionigar (to make something international) · kk интернационалдандыру (to make something international) · nan 國際化 /国际化 (to make something international) · pl umiędzynarodowić (to make something international) · ar دَوَّلَ (to make something international) · kk халықаралықтандыру (to make something international) · ka ინტერნაციონალიზება (to make something international) · kk халықаралық деңгейге көтеру (to make something international) · fr internationaliser (to make something international) · sv internationalisera (to make something international) · fi kansainvälistää (to make something international) · pt internacionalizar (to make something international)