Internationalize
verb
To make something exist, happen or be used in many different countries.
The company is looking to internationalize its products.
Often appears as...
- internationalize the market
- internationalize the business
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Business, General
verb
To involve or affect multiple countries.
The conflict has been internationalized by the involvement of the United Nations.
Often appears as...
- internationalize a conflict
- internationalize an issue
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Academic, General
verb
To make a school or university welcome students, teachers and academic influences from many different countries.
We aim to internationalize our university by attracting students from around the world.
Often appears as...
- internationalize the campus
- internationalize the curriculum
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Academic
verb
To make something exist, happen or be used in many different countries.
The company is looking to internationalize its products.
Often appears as...
- internationalize the market
- internationalize the business
Usage tips
Business, General
verb
To involve or affect multiple countries.
The conflict has been internationalized by the involvement of the United Nations.
Often appears as...
- internationalize a conflict
- internationalize an issue
Usage tips
Academic, General
verb
To make a school or university welcome students, teachers and academic influences from many different countries.
We aim to internationalize our university by attracting students from around the world.
Often appears as...
- internationalize the campus
- internationalize the curriculum
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Business Expansion
Refers to companies growing beyond their home country.
Internationalizing their coffee brand, they opened cafes globally.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Involves adapting products to fit local cultures in different countries.
The animation studio internationalized their films by dubbing in multiple languages.
Pro Tip 3/3Cross-Border Influence
Used when something becomes influential in many countries.
The smartphone app was internationalized, becoming a hit worldwide.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Expansion
Refers to companies growing beyond their home country.
Internationalizing their coffee brand, they opened cafes globally.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Involves adapting products to fit local cultures in different countries.
The animation studio internationalized their films by dubbing in multiple languages.
Pro Tip 3/3Cross-Border Influence
Used when something becomes influential in many countries.
The smartphone app was internationalized, becoming a hit worldwide.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Expansion
Refers to companies growing beyond their home country.
Internationalizing their coffee brand, they opened cafes globally.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Involves adapting products to fit local cultures in different countries.
The animation studio internationalized their films by dubbing in multiple languages.
Pro Tip 3/3Cross-Border Influence
Used when something becomes influential in many countries.
The smartphone app was internationalized, becoming a hit worldwide.
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Video examples
Thomas Barnett:...
But ultimately you're going to civilianize it, probably two thirds. Inter agency-ize it, internationalize it. So yes, it begins inside the Pentagon, but over time it's going to cross that river.
Video examples
Thomas Barnett:...
But ultimately you're going to civilianize it, probably two thirds. Inter agency-ize it, internationalize it. So yes, it begins inside the Pentagon, but over time it's going to cross that river.
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Quote examples
Fernando Haddad
Brazilian Politician
Lula aimed to both internationalize big Brazilian capital and improve the domestic market and the condition of the poorest in Brazil. In the gaze of a lot of people, this was a big contradiction, but for Lula, this was the most natural thing in the world, to think about these two things together.
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Arancha Gonzalez
Spanish Economist
Trade and investment promotion organizations are crucial partners in ITC's work to enable SMEs to internationalize. They sustain and multiply the impact of trade-related technical support and allow SMEs to function with confidence in any location.
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Myron Scholes
Canadian Economist
If we internationalize everything, we end up with rules that stifle freedom and innovation.
Quote examples
Fernando Haddad
Brazilian Politician
Lula aimed to both internationalize big Brazilian capital and improve the domestic market and the condition of the poorest in Brazil. In the gaze of a lot of people, this was a big contradiction, but for Lula, this was the most natural thing in the world, to think about these two things together.
Quote examples
Arancha Gonzalez
Spanish Economist
Trade and investment promotion organizations are crucial partners in ITC's work to enable SMEs to internationalize. They sustain and multiply the impact of trade-related technical support and allow SMEs to function with confidence in any location.
Quote examples
Myron Scholes
Canadian Economist
If we internationalize everything, we end up with rules that stifle freedom and innovation.
Example 1 of 3
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