Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense globalizes, present participle globalizing, past tense, past participle globalizedregional note: in BRIT, also use globalise
verb
When industry globalizes or is globalized, companies from one country link with companies from another country in order to do business with them.
[business]
As the world becomes more complex, some things do, of course, standardize and globalize. [VERB]
...industries that have globalized their production processes. [VERB noun]
globalization (gloʊbəlaɪzeɪʃən)uncountable noun
Trends toward the globalization of industry have dramatically affected food productionin California.
globalize in British English
or globalise (ˈɡləʊbəˌlaɪz)
verb
(transitive)
to put into effect or spread worldwide
globalize in American English
(ˈgloʊbəlˌaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: globalˌized or globalˌizing
to make global; esp., to organize or establish worldwide
Examples of 'globalize' in a sentence
globalize
Our increasingly globalized world economy has had negative impacts on the lives of college students as well.