Globalized

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Expanded to cover or involve the entire world through integration or connection
2. Extended influence or operations across multiple countries and regions
3. Brought about as a result of worldwide interaction and interdependence

Etymology: "Globalized" is the past form of "globalize," which is built from "global" plus "-ize." The adjective "global" came into English in the 1600s from the Latin "globus," meaning sphere or ball, and its ancestry runs through the Middle French "globe." The original sense was simply "spherical" or "shaped like a globe," which is still visible when we talk about a global map, but the meaning has since widened to cover the whole world. The suffix "-ize" has a longer and more winding path. It descends from Ancient Greek verbs ending in "-izein," which were turned into Late Latin "-izare," passed through Middle French "-iser," and reached English as "-ize." Its job is to turn an adjective or noun into a verb meaning "to make into" or "to cause to become," so "globalize" means to make something worldwide.

Synonyms: internationalized