Definition

1. Verb:
   • To make something worldwide in scope or application; to extend or operate on a global scale. This typically refers to the process by which businesses, organizations, or other entities develop international influence or start operating on an international scale, integrating economies, cultures, and societies.

Usage

• The verb "globalise" describes the action of expanding activities, influence, or operations to encompass the entire world. It is often used in economic, business, and sociological contexts.
• It is a transitive verb, typically followed by a direct object (e.g., globalise a market, globalise production).

Examples

• Verb:
  • The company's strategy is to globalise its brand within the next five years.
  • Technological advances have helped globalise the financial industry.
  • Many industries began to globalise their supply chains in the late 20th century.

Advanced Usage

• "to globalise operations": To expand a company's business activities to multiple countries around the world.
  • The firm decided to globalise its operations to tap into emerging markets.
• Used in passive voice to describe a state or process.
  • The entertainment industry has been globalised by streaming platforms.

Variants and Related Words

• Globalisation (noun, chiefly British English): The process of making something worldwide in scope; the increasing integration of economies and societies globally.
  • Economic globalisation has led to increased trade.
• Globalised (adjective): Describing something that has been made worldwide.
  • We live in a globalised economy.
• Global (adjective): Relating to the whole world; worldwide.
• Globalize (verb, chiefly American English spelling): The American English variant of "globalise".

Synonyms

• Internationalize: To make something international in scope or character.
• Universalize: To make something universal or applicable to all cases.

Antonyms

• Localize: To restrict something to a particular place or area.
• Nationalize: To bring under state control or ownership (in a specific nation); can also imply restricting to a national scope.

Related Phrases

• While "globalise" itself is not typically part of phrasal verbs, it is central to related conceptual phrases.
• "drive globalisation": To be a force causing global integration.
  • Digital technology continues to drive globalisation.
• "the forces of globalisation": The economic and social factors that promote worldwide integration.

Verb

1. make world-wide in scope or application
   • Markets are being increasingly globalized