French word

globaliser

Pronunciation

IPA/glɔbalize/

Meaning

  • verbglobalize

Example

Les entreprises globalisent leurs activités.

Companies are globalizing their activities.

Illustration for globaliser (globalize)

More examples

Le monde se globalise et les cultures se rencontrent.

The world is becoming globalized, and cultures are meeting.

Core concept

Businesses, services, or ideas spreading beyond national borders into a shared global system.

Common phrases

  • se globaliser

    become globalized

  • globaliser la culture

    make the culture global

  • globaliser un produit

    make a product global

Similar words

se répandre: Move progressively from one place to another and reach wider areas.
s'étendre: Expand gradually so that the area, scope, or impact becomes larger.
se développer: Increase in size, capability, or level as it grows.
devenir: Pass into a different state or take on a different quality.

Definition in French

Favoriser l'intégration et la diffusion d'activités, d'idées ou de services à travers le monde.

Word origin

The verb globaliser is formed from global and the productive French suffix -iser, which commonly creates verbs meaning to make or render.

Usage tips

  • Globaliser normally takes a direct object, as in globaliser les activités; the pronominal form se globaliser is also possible when the process is presented as spontaneous.

Other meanings

  • internationalizeverb

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