Globalize

/ˈɡloʊbəlaɪz/ verb

Definition

To make or become worldwide in scope; to extend something globally or integrate it into a global system.

Etymology

From global + -ize (verb-forming suffix meaning 'to make or become'). The -ize suffix is massively productive in English for creating verbs from adjectives, as in modernize, digitalize, popularize.

Kelly Says

Globalize became a super-common verb in the 1990s as the internet connected the world. Corporations globalize operations, cultural practices globalize through social media, and languages globalize (English spreading worldwide). The verb captures active transformation, not just natural growth.

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